Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Regulation of Exit Polls

The Supreme Court rejected a PIL seeking to regulate exit polls, emphasizing the need to focus on governance instead. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, dismissed the plea by B L Jain, terming it 'political interest litigation'.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking to regulate exit polls, stating that it's time to focus on governance instead of election matters.

A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra called the PIL a 'political interest litigation' and decided to close the issue.

'The government is already elected now. Let us close the saga of what happens during elections and get on with governance in the country,' remarked the CJI. The court noted that the poll panel is competent to handle such issues and dismissed the plea filed by B L Jain.

(With inputs from agencies.)