The Supreme Court on April 23rd did not take up a series of petitions about the continuing incidents of hate speech across the country. The petitions were listed before a Bench headed by Justice Sanjeev Khanna.
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NEW DELHI: On April 23, the Supreme Court did not address a collection of petitions concerning the ongoing occurrences of hate speech throughout the nation. These petitions had been scheduled for consideration by a panel led by Justice Sanjeev Khanna.
Justice Bela M. Trivedi, who presides over a different panel within the Supreme Court, served as a puisne judge alongside Justice Khanna Yesterday. Normally, Justice Dipankar Datta is the regular partner with Justice Khanna on this Bench.
By the afternoon session, the Bench concluded its proceedings, opting to continue only a select few cases for a comprehensive examination later in the day.
These petitions were brought up during a time of intense public discussion, stirred by comments from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a campaign rally in Rajasthan. During this event, he claimed that the Congress party, if voted into power, would
“distribute people’s property, land and gold among Muslims.”
Previously, in October 2022, another Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice K.M. Joseph (who is now retired), expressed deep concern over the state of religious tolerance in the country. Justice Joseph remarked,
“it was tragic what we have reduced religion to in the 21st century and a climate of hate prevails in the country.”
Moreover, in a landmark judgment in 2018 concerning the Tehseen Poonawala case, the Supreme Court emphasized the “sacrosanct duty” of the state to safeguard its citizens from hate crimes, underscoring the government’s obligation to ensure peace and harmony irrespective of religious and cultural differences.
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