Overview
- The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi threw out all five petitions as vague, baseless and a burden on the court.
- One PIL sought a committee to study whether onion and garlic are 'tamasic', prompting the court to ask why the filing would hurt Jain sentiments.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the petitioner if he drafted the pleas at midnight and cautioned him against bringing similar matters again.
- The other dismissed petitions targeted regulation of allegedly harmful alcohol and tobacco content, mandatory property registration, and guidelines on declaring classical languages.
- Petitioner Advocate Sachin Gupta appeared in person under Article 32, and the court said it would have levied exemplary costs but refrained because he is a lawyer.