NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Jan Suraaj, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, challenging the validity of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections and seeking a direction for holding fresh polls.
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed disinclination to examine the matter under Article 32 of the Constitution, following which the petitioner sought to withdraw the plea with liberty to approach the Patna High Court.
Granting such liberty, the CJI Kant-led Bench dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
Senior advocate Chander Uday Singh, appearing for Jan Suraaj, submitted that the Supreme Court was already seized of the broader issue relating to the distribution of "freebies" during elections.