Supreme Court seeks report from Uttarakhand on hate speechA bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar permitted the petitioner to flag the local authorities about the proposed event so that the administration...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Muslim body moves SC, seeks hearing of 2020 PIL on fake news regarding Tablighi congregationJamiat Ulama-I-Hind, on whose plea the apex court has issued notices to the Centre and others including the Press Council of India in May 2...
24 Jan, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
2 Hindu bodies seek to intervene as parties in SC in PIL alleging hate speeches against MuslimsTwo Hindu organisations, 'Hindu Sena' and Hindu Front for Justice, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene as parties in a pendin...
24 Jan, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
SC to hear plea on Wednesday on alleged hate speeches made in Haridwar, DelhiThe petition, filed by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna High Court judge and senior advocate Anjana Prakash, has sought a direction f...
11 Jan, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
SC agrees to hear PIL on alleged hate speeches made at 'Dharam Sansad' at HaridwarA bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal that no action has been taken agains...
10 Jan, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on plea for law to curb fake news on social mediaThe apex court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Vineet Jindal who has sought directions to the Centre to frame law for prosecuting ...
01 Feb, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
Facebook has failed in tackling illegal content, says K N Govindacharya to High CourtIn his rejoinder filed through advocate Virag Gupta, the former RSS idealogue has said, "The presence of groups like bois locker room show ...
30 Aug, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
Delhi HC lists pleas on northeast Delhi violence, hate speeches on Mar 12The Delhi High Court on Friday listed the pleas on violence in northeast Delhi and hate speeches by political leaders on March 12.
06 Mar, 2020, 02.05 PM IST
CAA violence: High Court allows Centre's impleadment in PIL for FIRs over hate speech by 3 BJP leadersSolicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that as the Centre is responsible for maintaining law and order in Delhi, it be made a party ...
27 Feb, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Supreme Court takes note of alleged hate speeches made by Mayawati, AdityanathThe counsel appearing for poll panel said that it has already issued notices against the two politicians.
15 Apr, 2019, 01.41 PM IST
Panel may seek more laws to curb hate speechThe Commission is giving “final touches” to the report and is likely to submit its detailed findings on the issue next week to the governme...
24 Mar, 2017, 02.09 AM IST
Which law did Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti break?Niranjan Jyoti's attempt to divide society into "Ramzadas" and "Haramzadas" was meant to promote enmity between communities.
05 Dec, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
SC rejects PIL seeking action against leaders for hate speechThe bench said that there are other laws, including the Representation of Peoples Act, for taking action against the violators.
15 May, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
Fine-tuning vexed hate speech problemConcern at this pre-poll juncture over political hate speech makes clear that quite a lot of such divisive ruptures in India are directly l...
15 Mar, 2014, 06.44 AM IST
SC asks Law Commission to look into issue of hate speechesThe PIL had named Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh as respondents as the two states witnessed incidents of alleged hate speeches.
12 Mar, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
Supreme Court refuses to restrain politicians from making hate speechesThe court said that it is a matter of perception and a statement objectionable to a person might not be normal to other person.
03 Mar, 2014, 08.31 PM IST
- SC notice to centre, EC on PIL seeking to prevent political leaders from making hate speeches
SC on Monday issued notices to the Central Government and the EC on a PIL seeking court intervention to prevent elected leaders from making...
08 Apr, 2013, 08.43 PM IST