Delhi riots SC asks HC to expeditiously dispose of plea seeking lodging of FIR for hate speech
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Delhi High Court to dispose of expeditiously preferably within three months a plea seeking registration of FIR against some politicians for their alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the riots in north-east Delhi last yearThe plea seeking direction to register FIRs against those who had made hate speeches that allegedly incited the public to engage in violence last year came up for hearing before a bench of justices L N Rao and B R GavaiSenior advocate Colin Gonsalves appearing for three petitioners who are victims of the violence told the bench that despite the apex courts order of March last year asking the high court to dispose of the petition as expeditiously as possible no progress has been made in the matterWe are not inclined to entertain this writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India The writ petition is dismissed the bench saidColin Gonsalves senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no progress has been made in the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the high court though this court directed the high court to decide the writ petition expeditiously two years back the bench said in its orderIt requested the high court to dispose of the petition filed by the petitioners expeditiously preferably within three months from todayOn March 4 last year the apex court had asked the high court to hear on March 6 2020 a plea seeking lodging of FIRs against some BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the riots in DelhiIt had said the high court may explore the possibility of peaceful resolution of the disputeThe top court had passed the order last year while hearing a plea filed by 10 riot victims seeking registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur Kapil Mishra Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma and others for their alleged hate speechesOn Friday the apex court was hearing a plea filed through advocate Satya Mitra seeking action against political leaders whose hate speeches allegedly resulted in the riots in DelhiDuring the hearing Gonsalves told the bench that despite the apex court order to dispose of the plea expeditiously the matter related to the alleged hate speech has not progressed before the high courtWe are losing faith How can anyone have faith in this system he saidThe plea filed in the apex court also sought an independent investigation into the role of the Delhi Police in the violenceThe plea said the petitioners had earlier approached the apex court which had had on March 4 last year transferred the matter to the Delhi High Court and asked it to hear and dispose of the matter within a reasonable timeIt also sought a direction for inquiry by a retired judge into the communal attacks that took place and to identify the police personnel allegedly involved in the rioting and criminal conduct and thereafter direct that those officers be dismissed from service in accordance with the law PTI ABA ABA ANB ANB
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Delhi High Court to dispose of expeditiously preferably within three months a plea seeking registration of FIR against some politicians for their alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the riots in north-east Delhi last yearThe plea seeking direction to register FIRs against those who had made hate speeches that allegedly incited the public to engage in violence last year came up for hearing before a bench of justices L N Rao and B R GavaiSenior advocate Colin Gonsalves appearing for three petitioners who are victims of the violence told the bench that despite the apex courts order of March last year asking the high court to dispose of the petition as expeditiously as possible no progress has been made in the matterWe are not inclined to entertain this writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India The writ petition is dismissed the bench saidColin Gonsalves senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no progress has been made in the writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the high court though this court directed the high court to decide the writ petition expeditiously two years back the bench said in its orderIt requested the high court to dispose of the petition filed by the petitioners expeditiously preferably within three months from todayOn March 4 last year the apex court had asked the high court to hear on March 6 2020 a plea seeking lodging of FIRs against some BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches which purportedly led to the riots in DelhiIt had said the high court may explore the possibility of peaceful resolution of the disputeThe top court had passed the order last year while hearing a plea filed by 10 riot victims seeking registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur Kapil Mishra Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma and others for their alleged hate speechesOn Friday the apex court was hearing a plea filed through advocate Satya Mitra seeking action against political leaders whose hate speeches allegedly resulted in the riots in DelhiDuring the hearing Gonsalves told the bench that despite the apex court order to dispose of the plea expeditiously the matter related to the alleged hate speech has not progressed before the high courtWe are losing faith How can anyone have faith in this system he saidThe plea filed in the apex court also sought an independent investigation into the role of the Delhi Police in the violenceThe plea said the petitioners had earlier approached the apex court which had had on March 4 last year transferred the matter to the Delhi High Court and asked it to hear and dispose of the matter within a reasonable timeIt also sought a direction for inquiry by a retired judge into the communal attacks that took place and to identify the police personnel allegedly involved in the rioting and criminal conduct and thereafter direct that those officers be dismissed from service in accordance with the law PTI ABA ABA ANB ANB
