Supreme Court
'This claim is fake' : Govt rubbishes WhatsApp message claim on Supreme Court branches
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has rubbished a message that it plans to open three branches of the Supreme Court - in Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The message is being circulated on WhatsApp and the government has said the message is fake.
A tweet by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said: "This claim is fake. No such decision has been taken by the government.
The PIB also posted an image of the false message on its "PIB Fact Check" Twitter handle.
A forwarded message is being shared on #WhatsApp claiming that the government has decided to expand the branches of the Supreme Court of India to three more locations. #PIBFactCheck:
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 10, 2021
▶️This claim is #FAKE.
▶️No such decision has been taken by the government. pic.twitter.com/GFY75FcxSj
The message went on to say that a Supreme Court bench in Chennai will benefit the people of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka and congratulated the Centre "for taking this historic decision”.
The government has stressed that there is no basis for these claims.
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