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Supreme Court dismisses PIL over guidelines against hate speech

Supreme Court dismisses PIL over guidelines against hate speech

Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjiv Kumar He noted that a number of petitions regarding hate speech and hate crime cases were seized in the higher court. He therefore refused to consider any further petition on this matter.

“We are not inclined to entertain the petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, which in fact refers to statements alleged over a long period of time. Further, the offense of hate speech is specific and cannot be equated with false allegations or unsubstantiated statements. In case the petitioner has a specific grievance, he/she should do so within the law.” “We can express it as appropriate and we will not make any comments on this matter.” The court said in its order: