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The Bombay HC special bench, which was hearing the PIL that sought the quashing of a notification that declared Jan 22 as a public holiday in Maharashtra, warned the petitioners to be careful while filing PILs in future.
Cautioning against the use of public interest litigations for private malice, the Delhi High Court has said the attractive brand name of PIL should not be used for "suspicious products of mischief" but redress of genuine public harm.