The letter was signed by former judges of the apex court Justices B Sudarshan Reddy, V Gopala Gowda and AK Ganguly, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, former judge of Madras High Court Justice K Chandru, and former judge of Karnataka High Court Mohammed Anwar.
The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) moved the Supreme Court on Friday demanding action against those making provocative anti-Muslim speeches across the country.