The Supreme Court has granted major relief to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, dismissing a petition that challenged the Allahabad High Court’s earlier ruling in a fake degree case.
Petition Challenging Maurya’s Degree Dismissed
A bench headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia rejected the petition filed by RTI activist Diwakar Nath Tripathi, who had accused Maurya of using a fake degree to secure both a petrol pump and contest elections.
Tripathi alleged that the degree presented by Maurya in his election nomination was invalid. He claimed Maurya used this fraudulent degree to receive a petrol pump allotment and demanded a police investigation under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The petitioner insisted that failing to take strict action in such cases would damage the democratic framework of the country.
High Court Had Already Rejected the Plea
The Allahabad High Court had earlier dismissed Tripathi’s plea, stating that the petitioner was not a directly aggrieved party and lacked the legal standing to demand an FIR.
The court further clarified that offences like forgery and fraud do not fall under the mandatory reporting category outlined in Section 39 of the CrPC.
The apex court agreed with the High Court and rejected Tripathi’s petition. The Supreme Court noted that both the lower court and the High Court had correctly interpreted the law and denied the request for police investigation based on the petitioner’s claims.
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