SC rejects plea challenging Agnipath scheme’s validity

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed by an advocate seeking investigation into the protests pursuant to launch of Agnipath scheme. The petitioner also sought to challenge the validity of the scheme and examine the impact of it on the Army. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed that the issue is already pending before the Delhi High Court and therefore, refused to consider the case. The SC had in July this year transferred a batch of petitions filed before it challenging the Agnipath recruitment scheme to Delhi HC.