https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170089 A third party cannot invoke Article 32 to challenge another person's conviction or death sentence unless the affected person is under a legally recognised disability permitting representation through a next friend. Public interest litigation must be founded on real public interest and bona fide concern, not private motive, publicity, or oblique considerations. The Court treated stranger-initiated constitutional challenges with caution and noted that the aggrieved person must ordinarily seek redress personally. As no minority, insanity, or similar disability was shown, and no personal right or genuine public injury was established, the petition was held not maintainable for want of locus standi. en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170089 A third party cannot invoke Article 32 to challenge another person's conviction or death sentence unless the affected person is under a legally recognised disability permitting representation through a next friend. Public interest litigation must be founded on real public interest and bona fide concern, not private motive, publicity, or oblique considerations. The Court treated stranger-initiated constitutional challenges with caution and noted that the aggrieved person must ordinarily seek redress personally. As no minority, insanity, or similar disability was shown, and no personal right or genuine public injury was established, the petition was held not maintainable for want of locus standi. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170089