New Delhi, April 28 (). The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to register cases against those making hate speeches, even if no complaint is made, and insisted that both judges of the bench He is apolitical and has nothing to do with Party A or Party B or Party C.
Justice K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagaratna’s bench termed hate speech as a serious offense capable of affecting the secular fabric of the country and noted that the court had last year passed suo motu orders against hate speech keeping in mind the public good .
During the hearing, the bench made it clear that both the judges are apolitical and they do not care about party A or party B or party C, we only know the constitution and laws of the country..we are very clear about it Stay.. Whatever order we pass, it is allegiance to the oath we have taken.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that there is no dispute in this and there is no doubt in it. When the counsel cited instances of hate speech in various parts of the country, the bench orally observed: Don’t bring in politics. If there is an attempt to bring in politics, we will not be party to it..we said in our order, irrespective of religion (action should be taken), what else do you want…
The bench warned that any delay in registering cases would amount to contempt of court and asserted that its October 21, 2022 order would be implemented irrespective of religion. It said it is considering petitions against hate speech in various parts of the country to ensure larger public good and establishment of rule of law.
Advocate Nizam Pasha, counsel for the petitioner, said that the court ordered the police to take suo motu action and if the police is not taking action, it would amount to contempt. Mehta said that let all the states be involved in this matter. The bench said that the respondents shall immediately ensure that when there is any speech or any action which attracts offense under various sections of the IPC, action can be taken to register cases without any complaint.
Last year, the apex court had directed Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Uttarakhand to take strict action against those making hate speeches, calling them a “shocker for the country” and warned that it would be necessary to act on this very serious issue. Any delay will be treated as contempt of court.
The top court was hearing a batch of petitions regarding hate speech. One of the petitioners initially sought directions to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to register cases against those making hate speeches.
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