Chandigarh, April 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mohali deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, challenging GMADA's Rs.790 crore "Mohali's Next Generation Programme", with a Rs.25 thousand cost.

The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry held that it has no hesitation to hold that the cause raised in the PIL is "a personal cause camouflaged as a public cause". Hence, it is not maintainable and dismissed the PIL.

During the hearing, Bedi's counsel could not explain the PIL, quoting some documents, which were not part of the pleadings. Also, it found that PIL claims several representations were made to authorities but none were part of the petition. ...