Overview

• The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the contract for the Borivali-Thane twin tube road tunnel project, citing the petitioner’s lack of good faith.
• Journalist V Ravi Prakash, the petitioner, alleged that Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL) submitted fraudulent bank guarantees from a foreign entity.
• The court found that the petitioner suppressed details of prior litigation with MEIL and made social media posts that scandalized the judiciary.
• While the petitioner’s actions were deemed to amount to criminal contempt, the court declined to initiate proceedings as the posts were removed promptly.
• MEIL and the Maharashtra government argued that the PIL was legally untenable, with the Solicitor General warning against the misuse of PILs for personal disputes.