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SC raps petitioner over charges in PIL for probe into Bengal violence

SC raps petitioner over charges in PIL for probe into Bengal violence

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PTI, NEW DELHI, APRIL 21, 2025 :
 The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up a petitioner for his "unsubstantiated" claims in a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into the violence in West Bengal over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Koiswar Singh allowed the petitioner in-person advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha to withdraw the petition and granted him the liberty to file a fresh plea. The apex court, however, pulled up Jha over the averments in the plea and said they were without any proper verification and without adding the necessary parties.

"You seem to be in some kind of hurry," the bench said. The bench went on: "We should always maintain the integrity and decorum of the institution... Think about what averments are required to be made, and required to be struck off. Don't seek publicity. Think with a cool mind."

Justice Kant told Jha that the Supreme Court was a court of record, where every order and pleadings mattered. "This court is a court of record. The pleadings filed in the court and orders passed by this court will be there for posterity. In future, when someone will see the pleadings of this case, do you think they will like it? Hence, we are again saying that withdraw this petition and file a fresh one. There is a need to maintain decency in the pleadings and avoid offensive statements," he said.

The counsel said he was constrained to move the apex court as people from violence-hit Murshidabad district were forced to take shelter in neighboring states.

"Where are those aggrieved persons? Have you made mention of those persons? Have you verified their claims? We respect every citizen who wants to come to us. They are welcome here. But with a sense of responsibility. One has to be careful with the averments made," the judge added.

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