A writ remedy is an equitable one. A person approaching this court must come with a pair of clean hands. The interest of justice and public interest are very often one and the same. Therefore, the Courts have to weigh the public interest vis-a-vis the private interest. A petition containing misleading and inaccurate statements, if filed, to achieve an ulterior purpose amount to an abuse of the process of the Court.

[17 BLC (HCD) (2012) 844]