https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=387789 Public interest litigation is maintainable only when the petitioner makes full and specific disclosure of credentials, identifies the public cause invoked, and shows absence of personal, private, undue gain, or oblique motive. Rule 1(3A) of Chapter XXII of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 requires such disclosure in the supporting affidavit, and Article 226 jurisdiction is not available where that threshold is not met. On the facts, the petitioner failed to place material showing his credentials and did not establish a bona fide public purpose. The writ petition was therefore treated as a non-genuine PIL and an abuse of the process of the Court. en-us Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=387789 Public interest litigation is maintainable only when the petitioner makes full and specific disclosure of credentials, identifies the public cause invoked, and shows absence of personal, private, undue gain, or oblique motive. Rule 1(3A) of Chapter XXII of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 requires such disclosure in the supporting affidavit, and Article 226 jurisdiction is not available where that threshold is not met. On the facts, the petitioner failed to place material showing his credentials and did not establish a bona fide public purpose. The writ petition was therefore treated as a non-genuine PIL and an abuse of the process of the Court. Case-Laws GST Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=387789