A unique case of its kind came in the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 17, 2025). The petitioner accused the members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and the judges of the Delhi High Court of deliberately giving wrong orders in their case. He demanded to register an FIR on all. Initially, the Supreme Court refused to hear the petition. However, later senior advocate S.K. Muralidhar was appointed as Amicus Curie in the case. Muralidhar himself has also been a judge of Delhi High Court and Chief Justice of Odisha High Court.
Petitioner Ravi Kumar said that he has studied IIM in addition to taking engineering degree from Delhi University. He took the exam for a post in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He scored the most marks in the examination. But in his place, Suryakant Solanki, who hails from Ahmedabad, was given a job. For this, the rules were changed.
Ravi Kumar himself stood up to fight his case
Ravi Kumar himself appeared as a lawyer to advocate his case. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joyamalya Bagchi expressed surprise on the petition and filed him for campaigning. The court also asked Ravi Kumar that under which law, an FIR could be lodged against the judges of the High Court for his judicial work.
Petitioner argued in court
The petitioner repeatedly said that when he topped the examination, it was wrong to change the rules and give a job to another person. The judicial members of CAT pressurized him to accept the wrong thing. He was replaced after issuing orders. On opposing these things, he was prosecuted for contempt. The attitude of the High Court judges also remained against him.
Surprising on the petition, Justice Surya Kant said, “You are a very worthy person. Perhaps everyone knows the law. If the decision does not come according to your mind, you will demand an FIR on the judge itself?” Eventually the court appointed senior advocate Muralidhar for his assistance.
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