New Delhi, May 28 -- The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an Intervention Application (IA) filed by Congress leader Dr. Jaya Thakur in support of the Madhya Pradesh High Court's suo motu direction for registering an FIR against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah.
The case pertains to allegedly communal and derogatory remarks made by Shah against Colonel Sofiya Quraishi, a decorated Army officer.
The IA was filed in response to Kunwar Shah's Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the High Court's May 14, 2025 order. Dr. Thakur, through the application, argued that Shah's comments violated constitutional morality, the ministerial oath, and amounted to hate speech.
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta, howeve...