September 21, 2015 8:36 PM

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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking direction to Centre to declassify Netaji files

Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Centre to declassify confidential documents on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.<br/><br/>The apex court said let the Ministry of Home Affairs and Principal Secretary in Prime Minister's Office reply to the representations on the issue.<br/><br/>The court told the petitioner either go to the High Court or wait for the response of the government.<br/><br/>The petitioner has accused various past governments of not disclosing the facts in the case and said that non-diclosure of such an information amounted to denial of fundamental right.<br/><br/>Sixty four secret files on Netaji were made public by West Bengal government on Friday.<br/><br/>Following this, Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee and Congress on Saturday demanded that Central government declassify all files relating to Netaji.

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