The petitioner also prayed for directions to initiate appropriate action under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and other relevant penal laws against the speakers and organizations engaging in such hate crimes against Muslims.
The petition has been tagged with a batch of matters relating to hate speech pending before the bench presided by Justice K. M. Joseph, according to the legal website.
“Something needs to be done in the issue and some action must be taken against the people responsible”, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal submitted.
The top court however remarked that the prayers in the petition were “vague”. A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and C. T. Ravikumar added that cognizance can be taken of individual cases where FIRs have been filed.
Kapil Sibal replied that the prayers are not vague. “We have mentioned the incidents”, he said. Sibal added that several petitions have been filed in the court over last six months to stop such crimes, but they are continuing.
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