Delhi HC dismisses with Rs 25K cost PIL for loan under PM Atma Nirbhar scheme
New Delhi Sep 28 PTI The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed with Rs 25000 costs a public interest litigation seeking grant of loan under the Prime Minister Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi scheme and said a party cannot claim a compulsory loan in the absence of any application A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said there was no reason to entertain the PIL and stated that a loan cant be extended without a person making a proper application for it and supplying the relevant data There cant be a compulsory loan to be given to someone and the petitioner cant say that someone must be given a loan the bench said It ought to be kept in mind that there cant be any compulsory loan There is bound to be an application by a person seeking loan it said The court noted that in the present case neither was a statement was made in the petition with regard to there being any application by the persons for whom loan was sought nor were such persons made a party to the proceedings No PIL can be entertained for giving a loan of Rs 10000 The petition has no substance The petition is dismissed with costs of Rs 25000 the court ordered The bench nonetheless clarified that if an application is made to the authorities for sanction of loan under the scheme the concerned authorities will examine it as per the applicable policy The PIL was filed by a lawyer for the grant of loan of Rs 10000 in terms of the scheme to certain people mentioned in the plea PTI ADS SA
New Delhi Sep 28 PTI The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed with Rs 25000 costs a public interest litigation seeking grant of loan under the Prime Minister Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi scheme and said a party cannot claim a compulsory loan in the absence of any application A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said there was no reason to entertain the PIL and stated that a loan cant be extended without a person making a proper application for it and supplying the relevant data There cant be a compulsory loan to be given to someone and the petitioner cant say that someone must be given a loan the bench said It ought to be kept in mind that there cant be any compulsory loan There is bound to be an application by a person seeking loan it said The court noted that in the present case neither was a statement was made in the petition with regard to there being any application by the persons for whom loan was sought nor were such persons made a party to the proceedings No PIL can be entertained for giving a loan of Rs 10000 The petition has no substance The petition is dismissed with costs of Rs 25000 the court ordered The bench nonetheless clarified that if an application is made to the authorities for sanction of loan under the scheme the concerned authorities will examine it as per the applicable policy The PIL was filed by a lawyer for the grant of loan of Rs 10000 in terms of the scheme to certain people mentioned in the plea PTI ADS SA
