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Bombay High Court dismisses PILs seeking changes in security systems

One PIL sought the stoppage of personal frisking of advocates, the other sought setting up an expert committee for studying the effects of radiation on human bodies due to the metal detectors.

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The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed two public interest litigations (PIL) seeking changes in the security apparatus at vital installations in Mumbai after the 26/11 terror attack. The first PIL sought the stoppage of personal frisking of advocates while entering the Bombay High Court, while the other sought setting up an expert committee for studying the effects of radiation on human bodies due to the metal detectors.

Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice RS Dalvi, while disposing off the first petition seeking no frisking of advocates, has referred the subject of the PIL to the administrative committee for further decision. The PIL filed by Advocate Manu Paragji Vashi, stated that the frisking by the policemen of advocates is very unwanted and it is just waste of police force. Instead the policemen should only check the identity cards of the advocates.

Government pleader D Nalawde cited the case of gangster Ashwin Naik, who was shot dead at the session’s court. Naik's attackers had worn advocate gowns and entered the court premises. However, to avoid any such untoward incident, personal frisking is considered a better option.

The second petition filed by one Suryakant Lavte, argued that as per data collected from the internet, it shows that the radiation emitted from the metal detectors, placed at all public places, is very harmful to the health of children, pregnant women etc. The bench observed that mobile phones also emit the same kind of radiation.

The petitioner, though, argued that it was no harm if the court directed setting up an expert committee and if the opinion is otherwise then the petitioner would be out of court automatically.

However, the bench observed that the petitioners had not given any reliable research or data to prove his claim and thus the petition was dismissed.

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