THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Nov 6: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Popular Front of India’s (PFI) plea challenging the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal’s confirmation of a five-year ban imposed on the organization by the central government.
Judges Aniruddha Bose and Bela M. Trivedi’s panel stated that it would be appropriate for the PFI to challenge the tribunal’s ruling in the high court first.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing the PFI, concurred with the court’s perspective that the organization should have initially taken their case to the high court before seeking recourse in the Supreme Court.
The bench then rejected the petition but allowed the PFI the option to seek redress in the high court.
The PFI has appealed in its petition the UAPA tribunal’s March 21 ruling, which upheld the Center’s decision dated September 27, 2022.
Owing to the PFI’s purported ties to international terrorist groups like ISIS and attempts to incite intercommunal animosity inside the nation, the Center banned the organization for five years.
