The plea argued that this ruling was “rendered per incuriam and sub silentio” and that the police had an obligation to register an FIR if informed of a cognisable offence.The petitioners urged the top court to direct the Delhi Police to register an FIR and conduct an independent and effective investigation without interference from any authority, including those cited in the Veeraswami judgment.They also sought a directive to the government to take concrete steps against judicial corruption, including the enactment of the lapsed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010.Emphasising the principle of equality before the law, the plea asserted, “All are equal before the law, and the criminal laws apply equally to all, irrespective of one’s status or position. The only exception, in our constitutional scheme, is extended to the President and Governors, who represent ‘we the people’.”The petition concluded by underscoring the foundational principle of rule of law: “The law is the very edifice on which the concept of rule of law is built. Even the King is not considered above the law, but under God and the law.”
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