
No Bharat Ratna for Mahatma Gandhi, rules Supreme Court
Friday, January 17, 2020, 12:28 PM
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi. The court said that Mahatma Gandhi is much higher than Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour, and declined the petition. "Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation, beyond such formal recognition," CJI SA Bobde said.
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