UMESH GIRI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition has been preferred with the following prayers:

(2.) Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that illegal trade of coal is going on and an Ex-Minister of the State of Jharkhand, in connivance of high ranking officers of the State Administration, is involved in the said illegal trade. Therefore, respondents may be directed to constitute a Special Task Force for stoppage of the illegal trade of coal.

(3.) It is submitted by counsel for the State that Special Task Force at district level has already been constituted and this fact also finds a mention in Annexure 8 to the writ petition itself. This Task Force is working and it is taking actions against illegal trade of coal as and when required. It is further submitted by the counsel for the State that looking to the nature of the prayers made in the petition, it appears that this is not a public interest litigation because this petitioner has alleged against one Ex-Minister of the State of Jharkhand in this matter and the said allegations are also general and vague in nature. Moreover, this petitioner is also one of the accused persons named in a First Information Report, which is Annexure 13 to this writ petition. In the said First Information Report, it has been alleged against the petitioner that he is involved in the illegal trade of coal and Chargesheet has also been filed in the said case. It is submitted that this petition is not at all a public interest litigation and it is filed either to save the skin of the petitioner or to level allegations against particular persons due to some personal grudge and therefore, this petition may not be entertained by this court.