https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331255 A PIL is not entertainable where the petitioner's antecedents and conduct show a personal campaign rather than genuine public interest. The Court noted the petitioner's history of detention under COFEPOSA, adverse departmental findings, and prior litigation linked to smuggling-related activity, and treated the petition as an attempt to pressure the authorities. Although allegations of forged customs documents were noticed and the authorities were said to be free to take proper action, those allegations did not justify entertaining the PIL at the petitioner's instance. The petition was dismissed. en-us Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331255 A PIL is not entertainable where the petitioner's antecedents and conduct show a personal campaign rather than genuine public interest. The Court noted the petitioner's history of detention under COFEPOSA, adverse departmental findings, and prior litigation linked to smuggling-related activity, and treated the petition as an attempt to pressure the authorities. Although allegations of forged customs documents were noticed and the authorities were said to be free to take proper action, those allegations did not justify entertaining the PIL at the petitioner's instance. The petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=331255