The Supreme Court on Thursday closed a contempt plea of Tushar Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, after it took note of submissions. The plea was filed in a case of hate speeches made during a religious assemblies in the year 2021.
SC refuses to continue with the present contempt petition
A charge sheet after concussion of the investigation was filed in a court of the Metropolitan Magistrate on April 4, observed a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala on the submissions of Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj.
“In view of the filing of the charge sheet, it is not expedient in the interest of justice to continue with the present contempt petition,” the bench said.
The bench said ‘our role has come to an end’ after refusing to direct Delhi Policy that a copy of the charge sheet be made available to Tushar Gandhi.
The Hindu Yuva Vahini event that was held in Delhi in December 2021 under the direction of Sudarshan News editor Suresh Chavhanke is the subject of the hate speech case.
Lawyer Shadan Farasat, who appeared for activist Gandhi, said that the Delhi Police did not take any strong measures for the future prevention of such hate speeches.
Contempt petition against Uttarakhand police
Tushar Gandhi also filed a contempt petition was against the Uttarakhand Police in alleged hate speech case.
The plea sought complain against the police chiefs of Delhi and Uttarakhand Police for their alleged inaction in the cases in violation of the apex court judgement in Tehseen Poonawala case.
The argument made in the lawsuit was that even though the speeches were made public right away after the events, neither the Delhi Police nor the Uttarakhand Police took any action to stop the perpetrators.
According to the suit, the hate speeches were delivered at the “dharma sansad” in Haridwar from December 17 to December 19 and in Delhi on December 19, 2021.
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