Hc dismisses PIL ,imposes 25000 fine on petitioner

HC dismisses PIL, imposes 25,000 fine on petitioner Shibu Thomas | TNN | Mar 13, 2015, 12.14AM IST        MUMBAI: The dignity of judges is not lowered if they travel by buses, the Bombay high court said on Thursday while dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) that claimed that they were inconvenienced during functions attended by the prime minister last month in the city. A division bench of Justice Vasanti Naik and Justice Mridula Bhatkar imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner, Ketan Tirodkar, for "abusing the process of the court". Tirodkar in his PIL claimed that judges attending the function at the National Sports Club of India, Worli, had to travel in buses and were asked to get down outside the main gate of the venue by prime minister Narendra Modi's security. He also claimed that the judges remained hungry. Want fairer skin in 9 days?Do this once daily Ad Fit Mom Daily   He said that on the eve of the visit to the high court to inaugurate a museum, the court staff was made to leave early for security purposes. Tirodkar had urged the court to direct the ministry of home affairs "to work out new norms" of security in order to "maintain the decorum and dignity of the high court judges". The high court noted that the PIL was factually wrong on all aspects. The judges had voluntarily decided to take the luxury bus so that the public was not inconvenienced by their travelling to the venue in individual cars along with security. "The dignity of judges is not lowered if they travel by buses," the court said. The judges were also served food before the bus journey. On the eve of the visit some of the judges and staff had even sat beyond working hours to complete proceedings, observed the high court. The judges asked how the issue could be matter for a PIL. Tirodkar, a former journalist, has filed many PILs, including one in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case, in which the high court ordered a CBI investigation, and the CM discretionary housing quota case, where a judicial inquiry was ordered.