Advocate Cannot Become a PIL Petitioner to Advance Clients’ Cause, May Amount to Professional Misconduct: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on 16 April 2026 delivered an important ruling concerning misuse of Public Interest Litigation. The case titled Surendra Kumar Sharma versus Union of India and others was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra. Facts of the Petition The petitioner, an advocate practicing in District Firozabad, filed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to authorities to provide natural gas connections…
