Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Article 226 PIL | Mere Apprehension Without Concrete Evidence of Statutory Breach Insufficient : Madras HC
Madras High Court dismisses a PIL seeking inspection of Lena Theatre, holding that public interest litigation under Article 226 cannot be sustained on mere apprehension of planning violations without concrete evidence of statutory non-compliance. The ruling reinforces that writ jurisdiction requires demonstrable breach of law, not speculative concerns.