BENGALURU: The high court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for conferring Padma and other awards upon sitting judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court.
“You could not get a better issue for the betterment of judges? We are totally against award,” a division bench headed by chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi told Dr Vinod G Kulkarni, a Hubballi-based consulting neuropsychiatrist and advocate.
“The petitioner has not been able to satisfy the court as to why any indulgence should be granted by the court for the relief claimed. Awards such as Padma or state awards are given at the discretion of the state or the central government. No person has any right to claim that he should be given any such award. The petition being devoid of merits is dismissed,” the bench stated.
