"Why should we entertain a PIL of such a party that has indulged in rioting," asked a division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice P D Kode on Monday. The bench was hearing a petition by MNS student wing's Sangli vice-president Ashish Kori and referred to the party's recent protest where they vandalized toll booths.
"A person who comes to the court has to establish his credentials," observed the bench. "You want to convert this court into an arena to settle political scores. This is a forum for an honest citizen and a sincere litigant, and not for someone who has an oblique motive."
During the hearing, the court also referred to the Supreme Court's guidelines on frivolous PILs and asked the petitioner if he was willing to deposit Rs 10 lakh to prove his bona fide.
The high court also questioned the inordinate delay in filing the PIL—the riots took place in September 2009, while the PIL was filed in 2013. "The next state elections are due in a few months and you seem to want to take advantage of this," remarked the court. The bench cited the "gross" delay and the fact that another petition on the issue was already pending before it, and dismissed the petition.
"We will soon move the Supreme Court against the high court order," said advocate Ashish Mehta, counsel for the petitioner. The petition had alleged political pressure from the ruling party to not take action against the alleged rioters, and claimed that places of worship of the majority community were damaged and the state had failed to take any action.
In September 2009, clashes had erupted in Sangli and Miraj during Ganesh festival over the setting up of an arch that depicted the scene of Chhatrapati Shivaji killing Afzal Khan.
In its affidavit, the police had claimed that though there were no casualties, property worth around Rs 80 lakh was destroyed and 29 religious places defiled.
The police said they had registered around 131 cases and filed chargesheets against 316 accused.
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