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Contempt plea in #HateSpeech case

#SupremeCourt hears a contempt plea regarding hate speech made against Muslims in rallies across Maharashtra

Adv Vishnu Jain: I have an IA where I have stated how calls for beheading has been made. This is filled with hatred

A counsel: I appear for Hindu samaj

Justice Joseph: Oh very good. You are the one doing this in Maharashtra

Counsel: we are across India. #SupremeCourt

Counsel: This is about larger interests of Hindus.

Justice Joseph: so you are before us now and you are holding the rallies. Do you have right to break the law ? Can you break law of land?

Counsel: No Milord. But we were not heard or impleaded. Order I Rule VIII has to be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Counsel for Hindu Samaj: there is a point of reference here. Whether a person who does not belong to the religion or religious denomination can impact the other one... My right to hold the religious procession

Justice Nagarathna: right to hold procession is fine but what you do… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: we were all handed down a legacy. What is tolerance
. Tolerance is not putting up with somebody but accepting the differences...

Counsel for Hindu Samaj: my client believes in that..

Justice Joseph: but they are saying things which are denigrating and most imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: if you break the law then the law will befall you like a tumble of bricks. If you want to become a superpower there has to be rule of law.

Adv Nizam Pasha: hate does not have a religion. We are here for vindication of rights. We are not on whataboutery and anyone… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph to Counsel for Hindu Samaj: what do you want actually ? We are allowing your intervention. But you want their plea to be thrown out of the court ? Please don't argue like you are at the Munsiff court. Maintain a level

Pasha: please see the data and pursuant to the orders of this court civil society organisations have written to take action

Justice Nagarathna: where are we going ? There were orators like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.. the midnight speech and people from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Pasha: The names of these accused are being repeated time and again. They have conducted close to 10 rallies..

Justice Joseph: which of these specific instance draws contempt...

Justice Nagarathna: what will this court going to do?

Pasha: one order calling for status report… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Adv Pasha reads the statements in court which could attract contempt of court:

[Editorial call not to replicate the statements which is alleged hate speech in live tweet thread]

ASG SV Raju: If there is cognizable offence state cannot object and bound to register a FIR

Justice Joseph: but there just be prompt action. But a DG etc is not supposed to know what is happening in a remote area

ASG: I am told instructions are issued and I can show the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Nagarathna: Develop a mechanism so that it does not come to Supreme Court.

SG Mehta: absolutely we have also found some statements.. which should be added to this petition. Leader of DMK party says that if you want equality you should butcher all the Brahmins

Justice… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

SG: Please hear this clip from Kerala. This is shocking. It should shock the conscience of this court. A child has been used to say this
..we should be embarrassed...he says Hindus and Christians should prepare for final rites...

Justice Joseph: yes yes we know..

SG: Then you… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: moment politics and religion is segregated..this will end. When politicians stop using religion.. all this will stop. We can only say depends on you will listen or not

SG: we are listening to everything and that is the problem

SG: Why are we shying away from looking at the clip?

SC: There is a method to see this. this applies to all of them equally. You can include this in submission

SG: Let us not be selective.. i am showing clip which is on public domain

Justice Joseph: hate speech is a vicious… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: major problem when politicians mix poltics with religion

Adv Jain: what about the statement : Gustaakh e Rasool ki ek hi saza sar tan se juda sar tan se juda... What about this? We have an IA here..

Justice Joseph: List on April 28,2023...let the Maharashtra… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: action has an equal reaction..

SG: please please please do not do this and this will be a justification of the clip. No no.

Justice Joseph: state is behaving impotent and does not take action in time

SG: Why do you not see the Kerala clip? Mr Jain's plea has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Justice Joseph: Let Mr Jain fight his own case..

SG: No no let us see the petitioner does it or not

Jain: the instances which i am pointing out .. these statements must be looked at.

Justice Joseph: Mr Jain come on April 28, 2023. Let us not make this into a drama. This is a legal proceeding.

SG Mehta: drama is now over. Please issue to Kerala also

Justice Joseph: call the next case

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