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The Supreme Court connected Thursday (November 6, 2025) declined to intervene successful a plea by erstwhile Uttar Pradesh MLA Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, lad of Samajwadi Party person Azam Khan, to quash charges of procuring a passport utilizing forged documents.
“We are not inclined to interfere,” Justice M.M. Sundresh, who was heading the Bench, addressed elder advocator Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khan.
The Allahabad High Court had earlier refused to quash the transgression case, prompting the erstwhile MLA to attack the Supreme Court.
“The proceedings tribunal is astatine liberty to determine each the issues without being influenced by the bid of the High Court,” the Supreme Court Bench observed.
BJP MLA Akash Saxena had filed a lawsuit against Mr. Khan successful Rampur connected July 30, 2019, alleging fraud and usurpation of the Passport Act for allegedly obtaining the question papers utilizing an incorrect day of birth.
According to the complaint, Mr. Khan was issued a passport connected January 10, 2018. While the passport listed his day of commencement arsenic September 30, 1990, his acquisition certificates showed January 1, 1993.
The lawsuit was registered successful Rampur district. Mr. Khan is facing proceedings earlier the Special MP/MLA Judge, Rampur. Charges successful the lawsuit were framed connected September 9, 2021.
