SC Refused To Consider The POetition Seeking To Examine Toolkit

SC refused to consider the petition seeking to examine the toolkit. Supreme Court refuses to consider the petition seeking to examine the toolkit.

The SC on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a preliminary inquiry into a toolkit allegedly created to tarnish the image of India and PM Modi over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah told the petitioner, “If you don’t like the toolkit, then ignore it.” The petitioner withdrew his petition.

According to the news agency, the bench told advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, who filed the petition, it is part of political propaganda and if you don’t like it then ignore it.

Referring to the alleged toolkit, Jha said that a word like Indian form (of the corona) should not be used.

The bench said India is a democracy. The court said that such relief cannot be granted in the petition under Article 32.

The bench asked the petitioner, why should we issue directions in the petition filed under Article 32? People have remedies for this in criminal law. You can take it back.

Significantly, the BJP had accused Congress of making a toolkit to tarnish the image of the country and the Prime Minister regarding the methods of dealing with the Corona epidemic.

However, Congress had rejected the allegation and its leaders complained to the police here alleging that the BJP was using a fake toolkit to defame their party.

At the same time, according to the report of a news agency, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has questioned Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari in connection with the ‘Congress Toolkit Case’.

According to the report, the Delhi Police team had gone to Bengaluru (Karnataka) to interrogate Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari.

However, no information has been shared with the media regarding this inquiry.