The Supreme Court on Monday took exception to legal battle fought by NGOs on behalf of farmers whose lands were acquired by the West Bengal government for Tata Motors' small car 'Nano' project at Singur.
"We don't allow somebody else to file petitions on behalf of others," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said during the hearing of a petition on the issue filed by Association for Protection of Democratic Rights).
The Bench questioned the locus standi of APDR, which claimed itself to be an old human rights organisation of West Bengal, for taking up the cause of farmers whose land were acquired by the state government for Tata Motors' Nano project.
The project last week moved to Gujarat due to political protests led by Trinamool Congress.
The court's remarks came after Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing
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