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Allahabad HC dismisses PIL on Amroha chicken shop closures
The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a PIL that challenged the closure of chicken shops on the Kanwar yatra route in Amroha district during the Sawan month. The petitioner, advocate Nasir…
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a PIL that challenged the closure of chicken shops on the Kanwar yatra route in Amroha district during the Sawan month. The petitioner, advocate Nasir Farooq, had alleged that police forced non-vegetarian shops to close from July 30 to August 24, even those not on the yatra route. The court observed that the petition disclosed no names of affected shopkeepers and that the same advocate had earlier sought closure of liquor shops on the same route. Calling it a “Publicity Interest Litigation” filed with mala fide intent, the bench dismissed the plea.
The Indian Opinion
The court rightly called out a PIL that seemed less about public interest and more about personal agenda. Petitioners who seek to close liquor shops on the Kanwar route cannot credibly cry harassment when chicken sellers face similar curbs. The lazy narrative that this is a one-sided attack on livelihood ignores the petitioner's own double standards. The test now will be whether local traders actually challenge the notices, or whether this was always a publicity stunt dressed as a PIL.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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