A public interest litigation filed by businessman Ganesh Kumar accuses Yogesh Sharma, also known as Saurav Das of the Cockroach Janata Party, of illegally obtaining an Indian passport, Voter ID, and Aadhaar card. The plea urges the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate how these documents were procured and to review Das's financial sources. Furthermore, the petitioner requested social media bans to stop Das from publishing defamatory content against members of the judiciary. The court bench has given the respondents six weeks to return notices regarding the matter.
Key points
The legal proceedings place the validity of Saurav Das's Indian citizenship records and p…: The legal proceedings place the validity of Saurav Das's Indian citizenship records and personal background under direct judicial scrutiny.
Central authorities could be mandated to investigate the political figure's funding mecha…: Central authorities could be mandated to investigate the political figure's funding mechanisms and documentation processes.
The plea seeks interim media restraints to halt derogatory publications aimed at judges a…: The plea seeks interim media restraints to halt derogatory publications aimed at judges across various tiers of the Indian judicial system.
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Chennai: A businessman on Friday approached the Madras High Court to direct the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately conduct a detailed, thorough and fair probe pertaining to the background and details of Yogesh Sharma alias Saurav Das, the National Co-Convenor of Cockroach Janata Party and his parents.
In his petition, Ganesh Kumar said that allegedly Das' lineage goes back to Nepal and that this has to be probed. If found true, "he cannot lecture about our government and our judiciary." He charged Das with "abusing" the judiciary.
If found guilty, the petitioner sought cancelling the passport and Aadhar card of Das.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan before whom the PIL filed by Ganesh Kumar of Kancheepuram district came up for hearing, ordered notice, returnable by six weeks, to the Union government, Regional Passport Officer and 10 others.
In his petition, Kumar also sought a direction to the Ministry of Electronics and Telecommunications to block the Twitter and Instagram handle by name "Saurav Das" and prevent him from further making…
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