Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 3

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a law student’s PIL on ‘right to vote’ saying, it’s not a moot court competition.

A Bench led by Justice L Nageswara Rao dismissed petitioner Rishi Sehgal’s PIL after he couldn’t clarify what Fundamental right had been violated warranting a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution.

As Sehgal said his PIL addressed violation of fundamental rights of voters, the Bench reprimanded him for directly approaching the top court without understanding the scope and ambit of Article 32 of the Constitution.

Article 32 entitles a person to directly approach the Supreme Court in case his/her fundamental rights were violated.

“You should remember, this is not a Moot court competition. You have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court. You are a student; otherwise, we would have imposed a huge cost for this kind of writ petition. Please concentrate on your studies, pass the law and then become a good lawyer. You just want to file a Writ Petition because your name would come in newspapers? Don’t do this,” it said while dismissing the petition.