'You want to demoralise forces?': SC raps petitioners seeking judicial probe into Pahalgam terror attack

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused petitions seeking a retired SC judge supervised judicial probe over deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir 's Pahalgam, which claimed 26 live.

The apex court also pulled up the petitioners for filing PIL and said that judges are not experts in probe of terror cases. "Be responsible before filing such PILs. You have some duty towards country also. Is this the way you want to demoralise forces? Since when we acquired expertise of investigation? Do not file such PILs which demoralise the forces," said a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh.

"You are asking retired SC judge to investigate. They can only adjudicate. Don't ask us to pass an order. Go wherever you want to go. Better you withdraw," it added.

The bench, However, said the petitioner would be at liberty to move high courts concerned for safeguarding the students from J&K studying in the states under those HC jurisdictions.