JAGMOHAN SINGH BHATTI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner is a practising advocate in this Court and the Supreme Court for the last more than thirty-two years. He has been raising public issues from time to time.

(2.) In the aforementioned circumstances, it is submitted that a policy needs to be framed by the State Government so that there is no insensitiveness to the reports submitted by the former Judges of this Court to the State Government; besides, due decorum and protocol is maintained. We have given our thoughtful consideration to the contention of the petitioner and during the course of hearing, it is suggested that this matter would more appropriately be considered on the administrative side rather than in a public interest litigation as the veracity of the news report cannot be taken to be per se truthful without any enquiry and verifying the facts.

(3.) Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.