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SC Mulls Closing Pending Hate Speech Petitions
Kashmir Observer
|Kashmir Observer January 21 Issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will close most of the petitions related to hate speeches pending since 2021 and in which the court has asked police to suo motu register FIRs.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta reserved orders on a batch of writ petitions filed by several individuals after the Centre, Delhi Police and the Uttar Pradesh government submitted that substantial compliance with the directions of the court has been made.
The bench said the petitioners can pursue their remedies in accordance with the law.
However, the top court posted one matter related to a 2021 alleged hate crime committed against a Muslim cleric in Noida for hearing in February to ascertain the progress of the trial in the case.
This story is from the Kashmir Observer January 21 Issue edition of Kashmir Observer.
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