New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly questioned the bona fides of an NGO while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging illegal construction of a mosque on government green land, observing that the petitioner appeared to be misusing the PIL jurisdiction by repeatedly raising similar issues.

A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay orally remarked that the regular filing of such petitions by the organisation cast doubt on its intentions.

The Chief Justice observed that society faces numerous serious problems, but the petitioner seemed to selectively highlight only such issues, prompting the court to question whether the petitions were genuinely in the public interest.

The PIL, ...