Apex court verdict splits legal eagles (The Kathmandu Post, April 26, 2013 P. 3)

 Advocate Bipin Adhilari defends the move, arguing that this would discourage those people who bring in PIL for a cheap publicity stunt. “PILs are brought before the court to defend the rights of the public. But we have seen that petitions are also filed for populism,” said Adhikari. He also seconded the decision to allow a single bench to hear whether a petition can be filed in the court. “The court administration looks into a petition from an administrative point of view to find out whether it meets all technical criteria. But the bench would go into its substance.”)