Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran on Tuesday dismissed the PIL seeking a uniform mechanism to collect and recycle used advocate bands nationwide.
- Chief Justice Gavai questioned the scope of intervention, asking whether the Court should also monitor how handkerchiefs are used.
- Petitioner Sakshi Vijay, an associate professor at Jindal Global Law School, said she found multiple unused bands during Diwali cleaning and raised concerns about non‑biodegradable materials.
- Her plea sought directions to the Bar Council of India and relevant ministries to install collection boxes in courts and create systems for segregation, recycling and potential reuse.
- By declining to issue directions, the Court left any policy changes to the Bar Council, municipal waste authorities or concerned ministries.