There has been a sharp increase in public interest litigations of a frivolous and non-serious nature. In one such instance, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed a petition seeking mandatory observance of Karva Chauth by all women but imposed a cost of only Rs 1000 on the petitioner to be paid to the welfare fund for poor people at PGIMER Medical University in Chandigarh.

The petitioner, Narender Kumar Malhotra, argued that certain sections of women are not allowed to perform the rituals of Karva Chauth. He advocated a law to make observance of Karva Chauth mandatory for all women, including widows, divorcees and those in live-in relationships, without any........

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