Case Details : Dr. SN Kundra v. Union of India Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).347/2024
The bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti was hearing the PIL filed by a petitioner-in-person Dr SN Kundra who had challenged the constitutional validity of Articles 52, 53, 75(4), 77, 102(2), 164(3), 191(2), 246, 361, and 368 of the Constitution of India unconstitutional. Additionally, the petition sought to challenge the oath taken by armed forces and section 149 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita ..
The petitioner challenged constitutional provisions relating the President of India, Parliament’s power to amend the constitution, amongst other things and section 149 of BNS penalizes the act of collecting arms intended for waging war against the Government of India.
Refusing to entertain the petition, the bench dismissed it with costs of Rs. 10,000/-