The review petition was considered in chambers after the Court declined Karat's request for an open court hearing. The original proceedings arose from Karat's challenge to a Delhi High Court judgment affirming a Magistrate's refusal to direct registration of an FIR against the BJP leaders. Grounds Raised in ReviewIn the review petition, Karat argued that the Supreme Court had committed an "error apparent on the face of the record" by deciding the merits of the hate speech allegations even though neither the trial court nor the Delhi High Court had examined that issue. She contended that the proceedings before the Supreme Court were confined to the legal question of whether prior sanction under Section 196 CrPC was necessary before directing investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC. Rejecting these submissions, the Supreme Court found no ground to revisit its earlier judgment and dismissed the review petition.