Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that abjuring hate speech is a fundamental requisite for the maintenance of communal harmony. The observation was made by the SC bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna whereas listening to a plea towards hate speeches.
“Abjuring hate speech is a fundamental requisite for the maintenance of communal harmony,” the bench noticed orally.
The prime court docket additionally requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what actions have been taken pursuant to lodging of FIRs as merely registering complaints is just not going to unravel the issue of hate speech.
Mehta advised the court docket that 18 FIRs have been lodged in relation to hate speeches. The matter was posted for listening to on Wednesday regardless of Mehta’s and Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj’s objection.
Holding that the Constitution envisages India as a secular nation, the highest court docket on October 21 final 12 months had directed the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to come back down laborious on instances of hate speech, and registering prison instances towards culprits with out ready for a grievance to be filed.
It had additionally warned that any delay on the half of the administration in taking motion on this “very serious issue” would invite the court docket’s contempt.
(With inputs from PTI)
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