The Supreme Court on Friday declined to issue to any direction to the Union of India for conferring the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi. "He is much higher than the Bharat Ratna? He is held in much greater esteem by the people!...We agree with your views, we accept your views...but what is the Bharat Ratna for Mahatma Gandhi?", observed Chief Justice S. A. Bobde."We agree that he should...
