Notably, the writ petition was dismissed by the High Court as infructuous since a chargesheet had been filed and a trial court had taken cognisance of the charges by the time the petition was taken up for hearing.The petitioners’ counsel argued that the HC could have moulded the relief and converted the petition to one under Article 227 (supervisory jurisdiction of High Court over all courts in an area) to hear the matter. The accused challenged this decision before the Supreme Court. Their counsel, senior advocate S Nagamuthu, argued that the HC still had the discretion to quash the FIR.Also in top courtStay on NGT action against local bodyThe top court has stayed a National Green Tribunal order directing punitive action against the nagar panchayat of Dasna in Ghaziabad district over a damaged sewage treatment plant. A bench said the `23.7 lakh fine be deposited with the top court for the time being.
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