hate speech

The hearing in bail petition of Wasim Rizvi alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, accused of delivering hate speech during a Dharam Sansad in Haridwar last year, could not take place in the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday, as the Judge hearing the matter was on leave.

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By Prateek Som The Co...

The Supreme Court today agreed to urgently hear a PIL seeking its intervention in the matter pertaining to hate speeches delivered in December last year in  Haridwar by one Yati Narsinghanand and the other in Delhi by Hindu Yuva Vahini.

Supreme Court Advocate and National spokesperson for Youth Congress Avani Bansal along with Advocate Prakhar Dixit and Prashant Dubey has filed a police complaint with the Delhi Police against the hate speech delivered by Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) & Editor-in-Chief of the Sudarshan News TV, Suresh Chavhanke on December 19, at Delhi where he openly called for killing, if need be to make India a Hindu Rashtra. The advocate has urged Delhi police to register an FIR for the same as soon as possible.

The Supreme Court heard the petition filed by Noida resident Kazim Sherwani who was beaten up in an instance of hate speech turning violent and has added it to petitions against hate speech. Sherwani's plea had sought a fair and impartial probe into the incident which he said was occasioned......

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a plea on hate speech and rumour mongering saying advance notice must be first given to respondents in another plea dealing with similar matters.

A PIL has been filed in ...

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking prevention of pre-announced hate speeches in public places since the apex court has recognised ‘hate speech’ as being violative of constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 15 and 21.

Mr Rohatgi prayed for medical examination of the petitioner at a private hospital, as well as bail.