Concealing Advocate Status to Present Clients' Cases as PILs Is a 'Gross Abuse': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), emphasizing that misusing the PIL process by advocates to promote private interests rather than public welfare is a grave abuse of the legal system. The Court warned that advocates must not conceal their professional status or use PILs as a tool for personal or client benefit under the guise of social activism. Background of the Dispute and Petition…