https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457168 A writ petition framed as public interest litigation, seeking registration of an FIR and CBI investigation on the basis of blog statements, requires a showing of substantial public interest, public harm, or public injury; absent a live public wrong, the extraordinary remedy is not warranted. The Delhi HC held that the dispute had already been settled, the concerned judge had superannuated and died, and no basis remained for CBI intervention. It further stated that blog content is only opinion and commentary, not evidence, and cannot by itself prove alleged facts. On that footing, the petition was dismissed. en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:02:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457168 A writ petition framed as public interest litigation, seeking registration of an FIR and CBI investigation on the basis of blog statements, requires a showing of substantial public interest, public harm, or public injury; absent a live public wrong, the extraordinary remedy is not warranted. The Delhi HC held that the dispute had already been settled, the concerned judge had superannuated and died, and no basis remained for CBI intervention. It further stated that blog content is only opinion and commentary, not evidence, and cannot by itself prove alleged facts. On that footing, the petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457168