2014 PIL on Regulating Sale of Acid in Uttar Pradesh Converted into Suo Motu Proceedings: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has converted a long-pending Public Interest Litigation concerning regulation of acid sales and compensation for acid attack victims in Uttar Pradesh into a Suo Moto proceeding. The Court held that public interest issues of such gravity cannot be allowed to lapse merely because the original petitioner no longer wishes to pursue the case. Bench and Judicial Authority The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising…