New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday trashed five Public Interest Litigations filed by a single lawyer, including one seeking a scientific study on whether onion and garlic contain 'tamasic' energy, and asked if he drafted them in the middle of the night.
Chief Justice Surya Kant reprimanded Advocate Sachin Gupta, terming the PILs vague, frivolous and baseless. The bench, also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi, pulled up the lawyer for filing a series of PILs.
One of the petitions sought directions to constitute a committee to research what constitutes 'tamasic' or negative content in onion and garlic. The petition referred to dietary practices of the Jain community, which traditionally avoids onion, garlic and root vegetables, considering them 'tamasic' food.
Expressing strong displeasure, the CJI said, "Next time you come up with this kind of frivolous petition, you will see what we will do."The bench also dismissed four other PILs filed by Gupta: one sought directions to regulate allegedly harmful content in alcohol and tobacco products, another sought directions to ensure mandatory registration of properties, while yet another sought guidelines on the declaration of classical languages.
