In Brief
K.P. Ramasamy and others filed a special leave petition challenging a High Court order that directed the Magistrate to hear their protest petition. The Supreme Court found no grounds to interfere with the High Court's order. However, the Court clarified that the Magistrate must hear the petitioners independently on the protest petition and decide whether to issue process based on its merits alone, uninfluenced by observations in the High Court's order. The petition was dismissed while preserving the Magistrate's discretionary authority.
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