The petition was filed as a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Delhi High Court by Prof. Shamnad Basheer in 2015. Triggering point was dismal compliance with S.146 (r/w Rule 131) for submitting periodic working information pertaining to granted patents. Non-compliance data was released by Patent office itself in a report published on its website. Petition seeks relief in the form of directions to Patent office to take action against errant patentees and reconsideration by the government of Form 27 in its current format, among other reliefs