The Government has denied a WhatsApp message claiming that it planned to build three Supreme Court branches in Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
A tweet by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said: “This claim is fake. No such decision has been taken by the government. The PIB also tweeted an image of the false message.
The fake message claimed that the government had decided to set up Supreme Court benches in three metro cities, arguing that this would be beneficial for the people of those regions.
For example, it claimed a Supreme Court branch in Chennai would be helpful for people in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka. It also claimed people in Tamil Nadu were congratulating the government “for taking this historic decision”.
There is no basis for these claims, the government has stressed.
The Supreme Court of India – the country’s highest court – came into existence soon after the Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950.
