The trend of lodging multiple FIRs against individuals in various states is disturbing and courts have said that this is not permissible. The right to dissent and speak up is essential for democracy to survive
AG Venugopal said in his reply that the statements made by the three persons falls in the realm of fair comment on a hearing of the Supreme Court. Neither were the statements vituperative or abusive nor were they likely to interfere with the SUpreme Court's administration of justice.