#DelhiRiots: Hearing commences in Supreme Court before a Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde on plea to register FIRs against BJP leaders for hate speech, rioting.
#DelhiRiots: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta refers to Mander's speech in which he allegedly said that he does not have faith in Supreme Court and real justice would be done on streets.
CJI asks for transcript of speech of Mander; Mander's lawyer denies the allegation.
#DelhiRiots: CJI says the allegations against Mander are serious.
CJI says the court will not hear Mander till the issue on allegations against him is sorted out.
#DelhiRiots: How is the situation today, asks CJI Bobde.
SG Mehta: There has been no riots for the past three days.
CJI Bobde: Then will you register FIRs now?
SG: If we start registering FIRs now it might affect the situation. So it should be left to appropriate authority.
#DelhiRiots: SG Mehta: Let authorities on the ground take stock of situation.
CJI SA Bobde: Registration of an FIR does nothing to a man.
#DelhiRiots: SG Tushar Mehta points out that Colin Gonsalves had appeared for Harsh Mander in Delhi High Court. He is now appearing for different petitioners but raising the same issue and with same prayers.
Gonsalves is appearing in Supreme Court for ten riots victims.
#DelhiRiots: The petition by riots victims is also at the behest of Harsh Mander, alleges Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
They are sponsored by Mr. Mander, says Mehta.
#DelhiRiots: Let us see what the matter is now, says CJI Bobde and allows Colin Gonsalves to make submissions.
#DelhiRiots: "Kapil Mishra raised provocative slogans and conducted marches.
We did not understand the enormity of the statement then.
Now such statements are being made across the country", Colin Gonsalves.
#DelhiRiots: Protests are causing blockade of roads, I agree. But not a single incident of violence by protestors, says Gonsalves.
#DelhiRiots: With DCP standing beside him, he gave an ultimatum to clear the blockade within a particular time or else he will take things into his hands. And after that violence started, says Gonsalves.
#DelhiViolance: Speeches of Mishra and Anurag Thakur are not merely hate speeches but also calls for mobilisation and amounted to an attempt to murder.
Subsequently, other leaders catch on, says Gonsalves.
#DelhiRiots: SG Tushar Mehta says 467 FIRs have been registered though Gonsalves wants FIR against three leaders.
"It is fallacious to believe that one statement woukd have led to riots", SG Mehta.
#DelhiRiots: I was very demoralised when I knew about it, Colin Gonsalves.
I was also demoralised when I was called upon at 12.30 to answer this, SG Mehta.
#DelhiRiots: "Their prayer to hear the matter on time is justified", CJI Bobde remarks referring to the long adjournment given by Delhi High Court.
#DelhiRiots: What we propose to do is the petition by riot victims be transferred to High Court for hearing on Friday, CJI Bobde.
SG Mehta objects, says violence has stopped now.
#DelhiRiots: CJI Bobde asks Gonsalves to give names of leaders who can go on ground to make a case for peace.
Gonsalves agrees.
#DelhiRiots: CJI Bobde says long adjournment by Delhi High Court unjustified.
#DelhiRiots: Supreme Court orders that all matters relating to Delhi Riots in high court may be advanced and taken up on Friday. Petitions in SC on the issue also transferred to HC to be taken up on same date. HC should decide the matters as expeditiously as possible, says SC.
#DelhiRiots: Do you have leaders who can take responsibility and bring about peace? CJI Bobde
Colin Gonsalves: Yes.
CJI: What about leaders in BJP?
SG Mehta: No
CJI: What about a neutral person like Prashant Bhushan?
SG Mehta objects
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Sudarshan News and media regulation: Hearing commences before Supreme Court.
Centre has filed a fresh affidavit calling for regulation of digital media before the court takes up issue of regulation of TV channels.
Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi is appearing on behalf News Broadcasters Federation which has sought impleadment in the matter.
Rohatgi says NBF is the largest body of tv channels in India with 160 members from different parts of the country.
He submits News Broadcasters Association is not representative of news channels and seeks permission to file an affidavit to put forth a self-regulatory mechanism.
Hearing against Sudarshan News commences before the Supreme Court.
Sanjay Hegde enters appearance on behalf of Zakaf Foundation of India.
"I have a watching brief in this matter. We are not a party to this matter," says Hegde.
Justice DY Chandrachud tells Hegde that Sudarshan News has raised substantial issues against Zakaf Foundation.
"But we are not here to investigate into your client. But Sudarshan News has sought to justify their programme on the grounds of your source of funding"
Sudarshan News and UPSC Jihad: Hearing commences before Supreme Court.
Sr. Counsel Anoop Chaudhuri appearing for petitioner says Sudarshan news has filed an affidavit with vague allegations and submits he wants to file a rejoinder.
Shyam Divan says it was difficult to file a detailed affidavit in two days. We (lawyers) are all in different locations.
We were ambushed by various applications/ interventions, he submits.
Sudarshan News files affidavit before Supreme court defending its programme Bindas Bol and the use of the term "UPSC Jehad".
The affidavit largely focuses on foreign funding received by Zakat Foundation, an orgnisation which supports civil service aspirants.
Sudarshan News has claimed that some such funds received by Zakat Foundation are from terror-linked organisations.
The organisations/ individuals named in the affidavit are Madina Trust, Muslim Aid (UK), Zakat Foundation of America and Zakir Naik
The affidavit says the TV channel has no ill-will against any particular community or individual and do not oppose selection of any meritorious candidate
"There is no statement or message in the four episodes broadcast thatmembers of a particular community should not join UPSC"
Supreme Court raises grave concerns about the manner in which debates are conducted by certain television channels.
Justice KM Joseph says many times panellists are not allowed to speak and anchor takes up most of the time and panellists are also half-muted.
Supreme Court berates Sudarshan news.
Here is one anchor who says one particular community is trying to gain access to UPSC. Can anything be more insidious than such claims. Such allegations affect stability of country and also casts aspersions on credibility of exam.
In the UPSC exam, all are subject to same tests, interviews and are assessed by same persons. But the insinuation is one community is trying to infiltrate the UPSC. Can such allegations without factual basis be allowed, asks Justice DY Chandrachud?