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    Don't you understand the sensitivity of the issue?: SC on PIL seeking safety of tourist in J&K
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    The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari concerning tourist safety in Jammu and Kashmir's remote hilly areas, following a terror attack in Pahalgam that resulted in 26 fatalities. The court criticized Tiwari, suggesting the PIL was publicity-driven rather than motivated by genuine public concern.

    Srinagar: Tourists at a shop, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo)...PTI
    The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking safety of tourists in remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh pulled up advocate Vishal Tiwari for filing the PIL and said it is only meant for publicity without any public cause.

    "Why have you filed this kind of PIL? What is your real motive? Don't you understand the sensitivity of the issue? I think you are inviting some exemplary cost for filing this PIL," Justice Surya Kant told Tiwari.

    The petitioner lawyer said this was the first time that tourists in Jammu and Kashmir were targeted, and hence, he was seeking directions for their safety.



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