India, Nov. 11 -- The Allahabad high court (HC) has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL), filed by a resident of Lucknow to seek demolition of a construction in Ghaziabad, observing the plea as malafide on the part of the petitioner who has no remote connection and filed the petition at the behest of someone else.

A bench headed by chief justice Arun Bhansali heard the matter on November 4 and dismissed the PIL stating, "The attempt made in filing the petition in the name of public interest at the behest of someone else and without there being any remote connection clearly reflects the mala fides on the part of the petitioner, which cannot be permitted."

The plea was filed by one Bhanu Pandey, who, according to the records speci...