On June 3, 2025, the Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition alleging illegal construction near a gurudwara in Mehrauli, imposing a ₹50,000 cost on the petitioner. Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the petitioner had no direct interest in the matter, residing approximately 10 km away from the site, and filed the petition solely because it was on his route to work. The Court deemed the petition an abuse of the legal process, emphasizing that such frivolous filings undermine the judicial system and waste valuable court time. Consequently, the petition was dismissed with costs payable to the Delhi High Court Advocates’ Welfare Trust within four weeks.

This ruling underscores the judiciary’s commitment to discouraging baseless litigation and reinforces the principle that writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution should be filed only by individuals with a genuine and direct interest in the matter.

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