Thread by @utkarsh_aanand

#SupremeCourt declines to hear Harsh Mander today in his petition after SG Tushar Mehta adduces transcripts of his reported speech at #Jamia wherein he said there is no trust left in the courts & that ultimate justice has to be on the streets.

#CJI: We will sort this out first.

#SupremeCourt tells Mander's lawyer that if this is what he feels about the courts then it will have to be decided first whether he should be given a hearing at all.

A separate petition on #DelhiViolence to be heard now.

As advocate Karuna Nundy, appearing for Harsh Mander, seeks time to verify the alleged hate speech, SG Mehta says this is strange that he wants time for verifying his own speech but wants FIRs against everyone immediately.

#DelhiViolence

Many have violated the majesty of law. Are you also one of them? CJI asks Mander's lawyer Nundy as #SupremeCourt makes it clear that he won't be heard today.

Mehta cites an old plea by Harsh Mander in which he had called upon #SupremeCourt judges to show loyalty to nation.

SG Tushar Mehta also undertakes to file an affidavit regarding Mander's alleged hate speech.

Mehta also points out Sr adv Colin Gonsalves appeared for Mander in #Delhi HC & now he is appearing for different petitioners in the #SupremeCourt without a complete disclosure.

On registration of FIRs against #BJP leaders @ianuragthakur, @KapilMishra_IND and others, #CJI asks if the atmosphere is conducive now to lodge FIRs.

SG Mehta says this should be left to the law enforcement authorities since various other factors are involved too.

Gonsalves claims it was a speech by @KapilMishra_IND that started the #DelhiRiots.

Mehta calls it fallacious that statement by one person started the riots. He adds more than 400 FIRs are lodged but the attempt by the petitioner is for FIRs only against some specific leaders.

SG Mehta says that the #DelhiPolice may challenge Justice Muralidhar's order, commenting upon the force.

"This order shouldn't have been passed for more than one reason," says Mehta.

#DelhiViolence

#CJI: "We also have some experience of riots. There are times when the situation becomes worse when you arrest some leaders immediately.

"We aren't condoning inflammatory speeches. All that we are saying that it differs from one situation to another. #Bombay riots were worse..

Gonsalves: I was completely demoralised when the #Delhi HC adjourned the matter to Apr 13 without any effective order.

SG: I was more demoralised when I was cakekd at 10.30 AM, & asked to come back at 12.30 AM for all answers...I was heckled. People shouted 'shame shame' in HC

#CJI: We aren't on the merits of the case but the long adjournment is something that concerns us. We aren't saying the HC doesn't have any reason but the period for which the hearing has been adjourned may not be good. We propose HC should hear this on Friday.

#DelhiViolence

#CJI: In riots, violence cannot be curbed by courts. But just because there is no violence, it doesn't mean courts should give such long adjournments...Chief justice of the HC should get all these cases together and hear them.

When we said courts can't prevent violence, we meant there can't be injunction orders against people in a riot like situation. Injunction order can only be against specific individuals, says the #CJI.

#DelhiViolence case likely to be heard by the High Court on Friday.

#SupremeCourt dictates its order: The petition by the victims transmitted to the #Delhi HC, to be heard on #Friday along with other connected matters. HC should hear it as expeditiously as possible, says the top court.

#DelhiViolence

#Delhi High Court may explore possibility of amicable resolution of the dispute, adds SC in its order.

"Peace is possible and we want some people to spread that message, says CJI, asking all parties to give names of some individuals who could assist," says the #CJI.

#SupremeCourt shoots down Mander's request to put off the case against him to a later day. His lawyer says Mander is currently on a flight to the US.

SG: Oh..so he is enjoying his time in the US after doing all this.

SC to hear the matter against Mander on Friday.