Justice Sanjiv Khanna, after reviewing the petition, asked the man to clarify his specific grievance. The judge noted the excessive number of respondents listed, including judges, the registrar general of the Supreme Court and high courts, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet Secretary.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (13th Aug) a petitioner threatened to commit suicide if his plea was rejected. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, and R. Mahadevan, was hearing the man’s petition, where he claimed he had been relentlessly seeking justice regarding ongoing issues in Engineering Colleges.
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The petitioner, who represented himself without a lawyer, explained that he had applied to IIT Hyderabad but was rejected after two rounds. His plea addressed various concerns with India’s top engineering institutes, including student suicides, mental harassment, lack of transparency in faculty recruitment, discrimination, corruption, and the violation of reservation norms.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, after reviewing the petition, asked the man to clarify his specific grievance. The judge noted the excessive number of respondents listed, including judges, the registrar general of the Supreme Court and high courts, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet Secretary.
Justice Khanna remarked that the petition’s current form was unlikely to succeed in court.
“There are already so many respondents—why not add us to the list too!” Justice Khanna remarked, adding that the way the plea was drafted wouldn’t get the petitioner anywhere.
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In response, the petitioner threatened to commit suicide if his plea was dismissed.
Justice Khanna firmly advised him against making such statements in court, stating,
“You are not that weak.”.
When the petitioner repeated his threat, the judge warned him not to overstep his bounds and emphasized that he could not threaten the court. Justice Khanna then suggested the man seek legal aid and counseling, noting that the petition was ambiguous and subsequently rejected it.
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