The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Congress leader Pawan Khera challenging the Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash criminal proceedings against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta said it was not inclined to interfere with the high court order. Last year, the high court had dismissed Khera’s plea, stating that the evidence collected by the investigating officer cannot be evaluated in a petition filed for quashing the case. The Supreme Court had earlier clubbed three FIRs lodged against Khera in Assam and Uttar Pradesh and transferred the matter to the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow. Khera has tendered an unconditional apology in court for the alleged remarks.