New Delhi Mar 30 PTI An individual approaching a court must come with clean hands and never attempt to pollute the stream of justice by filing a document he knows is fabricated the Supreme Court has said holding a man guilty of contempt and ordering his detentionA bench headed by Justice U U Lalit noted that the man has accepted his guilt right at the initial stage and has tendered an unconditional apologyIt is well settled that a person who comes to the court must come with clean hands and never make even an attempt to pollute the stream of justice by filing a document which he knows to be false or fabricated the bench also comprising Justices S R Bhat and P S Narasimha said in its order passed on TuesdayThe top court noted that the man who was last year granted two weeks to surrender before the court concerned in connection with a matter in Maharashtra had filed an application seeking four weeks more to surrenderAlong with the application he had annexed a laboratory test report under the signature of two doctors which purportedly stated he was COVID-19 positiveThe bench noted that no extension of time to surrender was granted by the top court and after it was pointed out that the report annexed by him was forged notices were issued to the doctors concernedIt said both the doctors had filed affidavit and stated they had never issued any such certificate to the man and that the report filed by him was actually issued to a woman in April last yearThe top court had then issued notice to the man as to why contempt action be not initiated against himThe bench noted that the man has filed an affidavit tendering unconditional apology for filing the fabricated medical certificate in the apex courtHowever considering the fact that he accepted the guilt right at the initial stage and tendered an unconditional apology we impose following sentence the bench said after holding him guilty of having committed contempt of courtIt directed that he shall be taken to the office of the concerned additional registrar in-charge of security where he shall be detained till the rising of the courtThe bench said he shall also pay a fine of Rs 2000 which be deposited in the apex court registry during the course of the dayIt said the registry shall deposit the fine amount in the account of the Supreme Court Legal Services CommitteeThe top court noted that the man had earlier filed a special leave petition SLP challenging the January last year order passed by the Bombay High CourtIt said the apex court had in March 2021 did not find any reason to interfere and the SLP was dismissedThe bench noted that at the request of the counsel appearing for the man he was given two weeks to surrender himself before the court concerned PTI ABA ABA SK SK

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea against an order passed by the Madras High Court on a petition which had raised the issue of alleged forcible conversion from Hinduism to other religions saying it is more of publicity interest and that such pleas disturb harmonyYou are actually disturbing the harmony with these kinds of petitions a bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and A S Bopanna observedThe bench said the petition is more of publicity interest rather than public interest and must be dismissed with costWhen the apex court said it was inclined to dismiss the plea with cost advocate C R Jaya Sukin appearing for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw itThe Special Leave Petition SLP is dismissed as withdrawn the bench ruledThe petitioner had challenged an order of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court passed in March last year on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Centre and others including the state of Tamil Nadu to establish a board for surveillance and monitoring the activities of the Christian missionariesIn its order the high court had noted that the special government pleader had produced a copy of the The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion Act 2002 which provides for prohibition of conversion from one religion to another by the use of force or allurement by fraudulent means and for matters incidental theretoWe can only hope and trust that the official respondents would give effect to the provision of the Act in letter and spirit For the aforesaid purpose the official respondents may make adequate Rules as indicated in section 7 of the Act 562002 the high court had said in its orderWe expect the district magistrate to act in accordance with the said Act as and when compliance are received The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly it had saidIn the special leave petition SLP filed in the apex court against the high court order the petitioner said for the last few years it has come to their knowledge that some anti-social elements and anti-nationals are forcibly converting people from Hinduism to other religions especially ChristianityPetitioner submits that to strengthen Indias unity and sovereignty and stability all the Christian missionaries should be checked and their income should be monitored and their activities should be strictly brought under the surveillance of state and central government it said PTI ABA ABA SK SK