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Supreme Court Dismisses Law Student’s PIL Against 1950 Scheduled Castes Order After Sharp Rebuke

The court emphasized strict standards for public interest cases.

Overview

  • A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the petition after hearing the petitioner, a third-year law student, in person.
  • The judges said the filing sought popularity and described the petitioner as “media crazy.”
  • The court recorded that the plea was cryptic, incomplete, and misdirected, with no clear explanation of personal grievance.
  • Justice Surya Kant warned of exemplary costs and adverse remarks and told the student to first complete his law degree.
  • The case, titled HARRY JOSEPH v. Union of India (Diary No. 30747-2025), targeted the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950.