Jahanvi Agarwal
On 13th October 2023, the Supreme Court made the decision to reject a PIL that contested Einstein’s iconic equation, E = mc², as well as calling into question Darwin’s theories of evolution.
The court firmly stated that it had no authority to address the petitioner’s concerns regarding these well-established theories. The petitioner, Raj Kumar, expressed his desire to challenge and disprove these theories and sought a platform to present his arguments.
In response, the court noted that Article 32 of the Constitution, which pertains to fundamental rights, did not apply to such a plea. Raj Kumar contended that his educational foundation was fundamentally flawed, to which the bench encouraged him to develop his own theory.
Furthermore, the court probed his assertion that his fundamental rights were violated under Article 32.
The Court stated that:
“Then you improve your theory… what is the Supreme Court supposed to do? You say you studied something in school, you were a science student. Now you say that those theories are wrong. If you believe that those theories were wrong, then the Supreme Court has nothing to do. What is the violation of your fundamental right under Article 32?”
When the petitioner told the court millions had died believing Darwin’s theory, the court asked him to propagate own theory.
Justice Kaul added that:
“You do your own theory and propound it. No difficulty. You feel that two theories that have existed for a long time are wrong…. You propagate your own theory…”