The Supreme Court of India.
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The Supreme Court on April 5 refused to entertain a plea by 14 parties, led by the Congress, alleging arbitrary use of Central probe agencies in opposition to opposition leaders and searching for pointers for the longer term.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice J. B. Pardiwala mentioned that “laying down general guidelines without having relation to facts of a case will be dangerous”.
Sensing the disinclination on the half of the highest courtroom in entertaining the plea, senior advocate A. M. Sighvi, showing for the political parties, sought permission to withdraw the petition.
“Learned counsel seeks permission to withdraw the plea at this stage. The petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn,” the Bench ordered.
“You please come back to us when you have an individual criminal case or group of cases,” the Bench mentioned.
The plea alleged an alarming rise within the use of coercive prison processes in opposition to Opposition political leaders and different residents exercising their basic proper to dissent.
Besides the Congress, the parties which can be half of the joint transfer are the DMK, RJD, BRS, Trinamool Congress, AAP, NCP, Shiv Sena (UBT), JMM, JD(U), CPI(M), CPI, Samajwadi Party and the J-Okay National Conference.
