Ashok Kumar Pandey vs The State Of West Bengal

The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation petition under Article 32 seeking conversion of a death sentence to life imprisonment for Dhananjay Chatterjee due to prolonged non-execution. The Court emphasized that the petitioner's claim of locus standi was insufficient as the petition did not genuinely represent public interest but rather appeared to be a personal grievance. The Court reiterated that public interest litigation must not be misused for personal vendettas and must involve a bona fide concern for the violation of fundamental rights, as established in previous cases like Smt. Triveniben vs. State of Gujarat and Sunil Batra (II) vs. Delhi Administration.