Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji urges Supreme Court to expunge critical observations from 2022 verdict, citing threat to fair trial. Claims strong language may bias ongoing proceedings.
The Supreme Court Today (Jan 2) came down heavily upon a man for making an attempt to “sensationalise” observations made by a Bareilly court, purportedly against the Muslim community, in a case related to ‘love jihad’. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti sought to know the locus standi of the petitioner Anas in the matter, while making it clear that observations made on the basis of evidence can’t be expunged in a petition filed under Article 32 of Constitution. “Who are you and how are you concerned with the matter?,” the bench asked the petitioner.
