Terming the petitioner "incorrigible", the Supreme Court on Monday (April 20, 2026 ) dismissed a PIL seeking to declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose a "National Son" and to credit the Azad Hind Fauj (INA) for India’s independence.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi rebuked the petitioner, Pinakpani Mohanty, for wasting the court's time.
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"We will ban your entry into the Supreme Court. We have already dismissed the same plea earlier," the CJI said.
The CJI also recognised the petitioner as a person who was reprimanded earlier for filing frivolous PILs.
