NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the Centre’s appeal gainst a petition challenging the high-level Z+ security given to indutrialists Mukesh Ambani and his family.
The Centre has challenged the Tripura High Court accepting a public interest petition, challenging the Maharashtra government’s security cover to the Ambanis. In its appeal, it said “security provided to one family cannot be an issue of public interest.”
It challenged the locus of the petitioner, saying he is just a meddlesome interloper, claiming to be a social activist, dubbing the petition as “misconceived, frivolous and motivated.”
Appearing for the Centre, Solicitor Genneral Tushar Mehta said the security provided to Ambanis has nothing to do with Tripura and the High Court of the state has no jurisdiction ovr it. The Centre asserted that the High Court “failed to appreciate that the Ambanis were neither residents of Tripura nor any part of the cause of action remotely arising from Tripura existed.”
The Tripura High Court had also summoned Union Home ministry officials on Tuesday with documents on the threat perception linked to Mukesh Ambani and his family. The Centre also opposed the summons to the officials.
Notice was issued to the Centre since the Maharashtra government had provided security to Mukesh Ambani and his family based on an evaluation of threat perception by the Centre.
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