SC dismisses Katju’s plea against Parliamentary resolution

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of former apex court judge Justice Markandey Katju seeking quashing of a resolution passed by Parliament condemning his remarks made in a blog on Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose.

A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said the plea is being dismissed on merit.

The bench also comprising Justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit rejected preliminary objections that the plea was not maintainable.

Justice Lalit, who pronounced the judgement on behalf of the bench, said, “We have held that the plea is maintainable.

We have dismissed the plea on merit”.