SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN PLEA AGAINST U.P. ADMIN OVER 'DHARAM SANSAD'

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a contempt petition filed against the Uttar Pradesh administration and police for allegedly failing to prevent the "Dharam Sansad", organised in Ghaziabad by Yati Narsinghanand, a controversial figure known for making communally sensitive remarks, even as it directed the state authorities to take all necessary precautions to ensure that hate speeches are not made during the event.

- Utkarsh Anand

NEW DELHI:

"Please keep track of what is happening, recordings of the event should be there. The mere fact that we are not entertaining this petition does not mean violations should occur," a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and justice PV Sanjay Kumar told additional solicitor general KM Nataraj, representing Uttar Pradesh.