Public Interest Litigation (PIL)s can often be misused and often become a pain for courts to deal with them. Rajendra Diwan was one such “public-spirited” litigant who went to court to control ‘harms’ caused by mobile phone usage.
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Diwan filed a PIL in the Madhya Pradesh High Court to highlight the potential ‘hazards’ of mobile phone usage, and to create awareness about it so as to protect children and pregnant women.