The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the use of non-biodegradable materials in the neckbands worn by advocates, remarking that such issues fall significantly outside the remit of a constitutional court.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran declined to entertain the plea, emphasizing that the judiciary cannot extend its jurisdiction to monitor the personal accessories of lawyers or minute waste management issues.

The Plea: A Diwali Discovery

The petition was filed by Sakshi Vijay, who identified herself as the wife of a practising lawyer. The petitioner stated that the genesis of her plea lay in a domestic discovery made during her Diwali cleaning. Vijay claimed she had stumbled upon a stash of d

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