Plea seeks to strip Saurav Das of passport, Aadhaar, block social media handles

The Madras High Court issued notices on a plea against CJP leader Saurav Das. The petition seeks a background probe, document cancellation and restrictions on his social media activity.The Madras High Court issued notices on a plea against CJP leader Saurav Das. (PTI photo)The Madras High Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre, social media platforms X and Instagram, and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leader Saurav Das on a plea seeking a probe into his background and cancellation of his passport and Aadhaar card over alleged derogatory remarks against the judiciary.The petition, filed by Kanchipuran resident Ganesh Kumar, also seeks directions to block Das's accounts on X and Instagram and restrain him from making further statements against the judiciary and Supreme Court judges, reports LiveLaw.Advocate B Jagannath, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that he had earlier approached the authorities with a complaint, but no action had followed."The manner in which he speaks about the judiciary, this is not the way to speak," Jagannath submitted, explaining why he had moved the court. A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan issued notices to the respondents -- the Regional Passport Officer in Chennai, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Union Home Ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and the grievance officers of X and Instagram.The notices have been made returnable in six weeks, after which the matter will be taken up again. Reacting to the development, CJP leader Ashutosh Ranka called it a “moment of collective shame.""Hounding someone just because you can't stand their work - to what extent are we going to tolerate all of this?" he tweeted.- Ends(Inputs by Anagha)