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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Tourist Safety Measures After Pahalgam Attack

The court criticized the petitioner for pursuing publicity-driven litigation and dismissed the plea without issuing new directives.

The Supreme Court bench dismissed the plea and said that the lawyer was only filing it for publicity.
Publicity: Court scolds petitioner again, rejects PIL for security of tourists
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking enhanced safety measures for tourists in remote and hilly areas following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
  • The attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran meadow claimed 26 lives, including 25 tourists, marking the first such large-scale targeting of tourists in the region.
  • The petitioner argued that the absence of formal safety protocols left tourists vulnerable, but the court deemed the PIL to lack genuine public interest.
  • Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh reprimanded the petitioner for filing successive PILs, describing them as primarily aimed at gaining publicity.
  • The National Investigation Agency continues its probe into the attack, which has escalated India–Pakistan tensions and impacted Kashmir's tourism sector.