ANINDYA SUNDAR DAS Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The instant writ petition is being moved as a Public Interest Litigation by one Anindya Sundar Das who claims to be, inter alia, a practising advocate of this Court championing various social issues over the years by filing numerous Public Interest Litigations, espousing the cause of various sufferers. The issues sought to be raised in the instant writ petition centres primarily around the activities of Indian Jute Industries' Research Association (hereinafter referred to as "IJIRA). According to the writ petitioner, an issue which concerns the general public at large is rampage misuse of powers by some of the officers and employees of IJIRA, being the respondent nos.7 to 13 herein. Allegations have been stated in details in the pleadings as contained in the writ petition and to avoid prolixity, we are not reproducing the same.

(2.) The prayers in the writ petition are set out hereinbelow:-

(3.) When the matter was initially taken up for consideration, the following order was passed on 18th January, 2019:-