The plea had specifically alleged discriminatory remarks by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others and sought guidelines to tackle such remarks made by public figures.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to apply the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) to all political parties across the country.
A bench of Justices Justice Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, however, allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea and granted liberty to file a fresh plea raising larger issues seeking reforms in the affairs of political parties.
It further observed that it was improper on the part of the Supreme Court to intervene when Jagdishan's petition was listed before the Bombay High Court on July 14.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition alleging that the Assam government has reportedly launched a "sweeping and indiscriminate drive" to deport persons suspected to be foreigners to Bangladesh.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order which had refused to grant a stay on the construction of a passenger jetty and terminal facilities near the Gateway of India.
The senior lawyer had stated that his petition concerns other aspects of the Waqf Act, 2025, which are unrelated to issues such as 'Waqf by User' that are scheduled to be considered by the Chief Justice's bench.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by committees of three temples -- Purbo Delhi Kali Bari Samiti, Sri Amarnath Mandir Sanstha, Sri Badri Nath Mandir -- in Mayur Vihar Phase 2, challenging DDA's demolition notice issued on March 19.
A bench Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna B Varale declined to entertain the plea saying a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution could be maintained.
The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a petition requesting that the permanent election symbol of a sewing machine be exclusively assigned to the Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party, barring its allocation to any other individual or political party.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea raising allegations of widespread malpractices during the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Preliminary Exam held on December 13, 2024.
The petition, filed by Neeraj Kumar, challenged the Central Information Commission's (CIC) decision on July 8, 2022, which had refused to disclose details about the Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO) and the First Appellate Authority of the Trust.