Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply admonished a practising advocate who had sought registration of an FIR against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and others over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).
The Court, however, kept in abeyance the Rs 50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High Court after he expressed regret and undertook not to pursue such proceedings again.
Hearing an appeal by the lawyer against the High court order dismissing his plea as frivolous and an abuse of process, Chief Justice Surya Kant heading a bench, also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi, questioned the very basis of the petition and remarked sharply on the conduct of the advocate and aske...