The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition praying that the name of Aligarh Muslim University be changed..The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul..The Court wasted no time in dismissing the petition..“You want us to do that? Dismissed”, remarked CJI Ranjan Gogoi..Another PIL praying that the Right to clean public toilets be declared a fundamental right, also met with a similar fate..“Young lawyers at the Bar, what sort of prayer are you making”, CJI Gogoi told the lawyer who was appearing in-person in the case before dismissing the petition..Read the order in AMU case below..Read the order in Right to clean public toilets below.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition praying that the name of Aligarh Muslim University be changed..The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul..The Court wasted no time in dismissing the petition..“You want us to do that? Dismissed”, remarked CJI Ranjan Gogoi..Another PIL praying that the Right to clean public toilets be declared a fundamental right, also met with a similar fate..“Young lawyers at the Bar, what sort of prayer are you making”, CJI Gogoi told the lawyer who was appearing in-person in the case before dismissing the petition..Read the order in AMU case below..Read the order in Right to clean public toilets below.