₹20 Lakh Cost Imposed on PIL Litigant Found Involved in Blackmailing Scandal: Gujarat High Court
In a significant judgment, the Gujarat High Court on May 9, 2025, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Ajay Rameshbhai Trivedi, citing abuse of the judicial process. The Court held that the petitioner misused the PIL mechanism with an ulterior motive for personal gain and attempted to blackmail local businessmen under the guise of public interest. The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi…
