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Citing that even elected representatives have a personal life, a CJI DY Chandrachud led bench of the Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking to digital monitoring of all activities of Members of Parliament in the country.

"How can we digitally monitor? there is something called right to privacy..", the court observed at the outset.

On the petitioner, Dr. Surinder Kundra's request to explain the issues involved, the CJI warned him that court would be imposing costs.

"We will put costs on you at the end of it..putting you on notice..this is public time and money being utilised..", the bench also comprising Justices Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said.

The plea also sought a direction to the end that people should be making laws. "Under the Preamble, we are the ultimate authority..how come we are not making the laws, but the public servants are..", court was told.

In response, the CJI said that petitioner may have a grievance against a particular MP but that would not mean that court could monitor them all.

"Tomorrow you will say why do we require these judges, we will find justice on the streets..", top court further observed.

After hearing the petitioner for a good ten minutes, court went on to call the petition a misuse of the process and said it cannot be entertained on such grounds.

The bench also desisted from imposing costs while saying that no such petitions be filed by Kundra in the future.

Case Title: Dr. Surinder Kundra vs. UOI