HC imposes fine on petitioner for filing frivolous PIL

New Delhi, Sep 22 (UNI) The Delhi High Court today imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on a petitioner, who filed a frivolous PIL seeking direction to the organisers from staging obscene, vulgar 'cabaret' dance items during 'Ramleela' at village Dasghara in Inderpuri of the Capital.

A division bench of Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kailash Gambhir asked petitioner Subhash Naagar to deposit the fine amount with the Legal Aid Authorities as he had filed such a baseless PIL.

The organisers while assuring the court not to stage any vulgar dance items during this year Ram Leela submitted that Naagar was one of the organisers of Ram Leela which was organised last year.

''The petitioner did not come to the court with a clean hand,'' the court observed while dismissing the petition.

Petitioner Subhash Naagar in his petition alleged the Dasgharah Ramleela Samiti had been organising vulgar dance items by girls and eunuchs during Ramleela every year at a public park in Dasghara village.

''Ramleela is being organised by the Dasghara Ramleela Samiti every year. But in the name of Ramleela, vulgar dance items are presented. Scores of elders, women and children watch the Ramleela,'' said the petition filed by Counsel Sheikh Israr Ahmed.

The peition also alleged that the persons playing the role of Ram, Lakshman, Sita and others also perform with the dancers giving a bad name to the revered Ramayan.

Despite complaints, the DCP (South) and SHO, Inderpuri, did not initiate any action against the organisers last year, the petition added.

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