When the plea was taken up, the Court stressed that the Directive Principles of State Policy emphasise on development of a scientific temper, but questioned the judiciary’s role in issuing such a directive.
Upadhyay, however, urged indulgence, citing the mass suicide of 11 members of the Bhatia family and recent deaths in Hathras.
The Court stressed that it could not issue a direction to increase scientific temper.
Further, the Court clarified that Parliament can intervene and frame a law to inculcate scientific temper after wide stakeholder consultation, but the Court was singularly ill-equipped to handle the matter. Eventually, Upadhyay withdrew the plea.
Source: Barandbench
