SC rejects plea against security cover to Ambanis, says govt to decide on threat to industrialist
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court
on Friday said it was for the Union and Maharashtra govts to analyse threat perception and decide the nature of security cover for country's top businessman
Mukesh Ambani
and his family members and warned a petitioner for repeatedly moving the SC for withdrawal/review of their Z+ security.
"Can the Supreme Court decide who should be given what kind of security cover? Whether it is a private citizen, politician or anyone for that matter, the govt will examine the threat perception and decide the security cover to be extended to the concerned," said a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan.
Petitioner Bikash Saha was warned by the bench that despite repeated rejection of his pleas on the same issue, he has again moved the SC.
"We warn the petitioner against indulging in similar exercise in future. If he does, then the court will consider imposing an exemplary cost on him," the bench said.
"The petitioner has not produced any material to repudiate the threat perception to the Ambani family. The concerned authorities would continue to provide Z+ security cover as per the Feb 28, 2023, order of the SC," the bench said.
Shah had in 2022 moved the Tripura HC questioning Z+ security cover to the Ambanis and the HC had directed the ministry of home affairs to produce the original file on the threat perception to Ambanis and determination of the security cover for them.
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SC had stayed this order.
On Feb 28, 2023, the SC had directed the Union and Maharashtra government to provide Z+ security cover to Mukesh Ambani and his family members in India and abroad but had said that its cost would be borne by the industrialist.
On Oct 27, 2020, the SC had dismissed a PIL filed by Himanshu Agarwal challenging a Bombay HC order dismissing his PIL seeking withdrawal of Z+ security cover to Ambanis. He had alleged that there was no real threat perception for them.
The petitioner had argued that the Ambanis were rich enough to arrange for their own security. However, the SC had said that the govt would periodically review the threat perception to the Ambanis and take appropriate measures towards their security.
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