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In a recent decision by the Delhi High Court on July 03, 2024, a plea seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections was rejected. The Court expressed concerns about the mental health of the petitioner, Captain Deepak Kumar, who had filed the plea.
The Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela instructed the local Station House Officer (SHO) and District Judge to monitor Kumar and take action under the Mental Healthcare Act if necessary. This decision came after Kumar made serious allegations against PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and former Civil Aviation Minister, now Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Kumar claimed that PM Modi was conspiring to harm him with the assistance of a former Chief Justice of India. The Court, questioning Kumar’s mental state, noted the incoherence and lack of substance in his petition. The allegations ranged from a plane crash he was supposedly involved in to a missing daughter to the former CJI plotting against him.
Ultimately, the Court found Kumar’s allegations to be baseless, imaginary, and devoid of any factual basis. It deemed the claims to be preposterous and dismissed the appeal, while advising authorities to monitor him closely.
Kumar had previously approached the single-judge of the High Court alleging that PM Modi had taken a false oath of allegiance to the Indian Constitution during the 2024 general elections. The plea accused Modi of engaging in terrorism and attempting to kill Kumar by causing a plane crash that Kumar was piloting.
Despite Kumar’s demands for an investigation into Modi’s alleged false oath, the plea was rejected by the High Court on May 30, with the Bench ruling it to be mala fide. The Court’s decision underscores the importance of facts and evidence in legal proceedings, particularly in matters of such gravity.
