The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking the removal of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's portraits from Parliament and other public places. A bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, warned the petitioner, retired IRS officer B Balamurugan, of exemplary costs for filing a "frivolous" petition. The court questioned the petitioner's background and service record before allowing him to withdraw the plea, with the Chief Justice advising him to engage in constructive societal roles during retirement.