New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of the Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging an order of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre and granted it liberty to approach the High Court.
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi said that the PFI should have approached the High Court against the tribunal's order instead of directly moving to the apex court.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for PFI, said the organisation will approach the High Court. Thereafter, the bench granted it liberty to file a petition against the tribunal order in the High Court and dismissed the plea it was hearing.
PFI in its petition has challenged the March 21 order of the UAPA tribunal by which it had confirmed the September 27, 2022 decision of the Centre to ban the organisation for five years.
The Centre had banned the PFI for five years for its alleged links with global terrorist organisations such as ISIS and trying to spread communal hatred in the country. (with ANI inputs)
