PIL to replace 'Hindutva' with 'Bharatiya Samvidhanantva' in Supreme Court; CJI D Y Chandrachud says 'total abuse of process''This is total abuse of process of law,' CJI said.
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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud.
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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday dismissed a PIL filed in the Supreme Court to replace the term 'Hindutva' with 'Bharatiya Samvidhanantva', as reported by Bar and Bench.
"This is total abuse of process of law," CJI said.
As per Live Law report, CJI D Y Chandrachud told the petitioner-in-person Dr SN Kundra that "this won't be entertained".
When the petitioner sought to make submissions, CJI told him, "This is a complete abuse of the process." The bench comprising CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed have the petition.