Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Center and the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation to expedite the decision to rename the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport after late leader DB Patil.

A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad observed that it cannot issue directions to the authorities on matters such as naming or renaming public projects.

“We cannot direct anyone to name or rename anything,” the court said, adding that such administrative decisions lie within the purview of the government.

Petition Filed To Prevent Public Unrest

The petitioner, Prakashjhot Samajik Sanstha through its president Vikas Parshuram Patil, a registered association, claimed that it h

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