The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition questioning the Z-plus security cover granted to industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family in a firm stance on matters of national security. The bench, led by Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan, criticized the repeated legal attempts by petitioner Bikash Saha, stating that he had no legal standing to challenge such arrangements. Declaring the plea frivolous, the court warned that any further similar petitions could attract severe penalties.

During the hearing, the petitioner argued for a periodic review of the Ambanis’ security status, claiming such protection should not be indefinite. However, the court emphasized that it is not within the judiciary’s scope to interfere in security decisions, which are based on intelligence assessments made solely by government agencies. The bench referenced its previous ruling from July 2022, where it upheld the legitimacy of the Ambani family's security cover. The court also noted that various similar petitions filed across different courts had been dismissed in the past.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing the Ambanis, described the repeated petitions as a form of harassment and stressed that threat assessments fall strictly under the purview of the executive. The court cited past incidents, including the 2021 security scare involving explosives found near the Ambanis’ residence, as justification for maintaining their high-level protection. It was also highlighted that the family personally bears the cost of their security. By rejecting the petition, the Supreme Court reinforced the principle that public interest litigants cannot override official intelligence evaluations or dictate national security protocols, leaving such sensitive decisions firmly in the hands of the government.