Don't use the court for political battles: Apex Court

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition by the Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) challenging the State High Court's order quashing a defamation case filed by its General Secretary against CM A Revanth Reddy for allegedly creating a "fake and dubious political narrative" during the 2024 Lok Sabha election that the BJP, if voted to power, would end reservations.

- PARMOD KUMAR New Delhi, 8 September

Dismissing the petition by the General Secretary of the Telangana BJP, a Bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran, and Justice Atul S Chandurkar cautioned the party against using courts for advancing the political battles.

The Bench further said that a politician should be thick-skinned to bear criticism. "We have been, time and again, saying that don't use the Court for political battles. Dismissed. If you are a politician, you should have a strong skin to bear all these things," the Court said while dismissing the plea.

The Telangana BJP, through its general secretary, had filed the defamation case alleging that Reddy connived with the Congress party "to develop a fake and dubious political narrative" that the BJP will end reservations.