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Supreme Court refuses to ‘short-circuit’ procedure, refuses PIL on Prophet Muhammad remarks

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Supreme Court refuses to ‘short-circuit’ procedure, refuses PIL on Prophet Muhammad remarks

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - July 06, 2026 01:04 pm IST - NEW DELHI Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah said the issue raised in the plea was “very grave”, but the procedure of filing a complaint with the police first, followed by due investigation, must be strictly followed. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court declined to “short-circuit” standard legal procedures on Monday (July 6, 2026), refusing to entertain an oral plea to take direct cognisance of derogatory remarks allegedly made by BJP Minority Morcha leader and social media influencer Nazia Elahi Khan against Prophet Muhammad. Addressing the counsel who made the oral mentioning, a Vacation Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu said it would not risk the hierarchical “system” for filing complaints go “haywire”. Parties cannot rush to the Supreme Court as the first port of call. The counsel, who orally mentioned the public interest petition, said the remarks allegedly made by Ms. Justice Amanullah said the Supreme Court was also part of the system. “We are only at its apex. The Bench said if every litigant or prospective complainant chose to sideline the police and the courts below, and approach the Supreme Court, the entire system would turn out chaotic. “If a litigant starts short-circuiting the system, the other functionaries would simply raise their hands and do nothing. The apex court urged the lawyers not to “sensationalise sensitive cases” like these. “To all counsel, we would like to say, you are a citizen of India.

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