Supreme Court Directs Uttarakhand Govt To Prevent Hate Speeches At Roorkee Dharam Sansad Mehal Jain 26 April 2022 https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-directs-uttarakhand-govt-to-take-measures-prevent-hate-speeches-at-roorkee-dharam-sansad-197539
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttarakhand Government to take measures to prevent hate speeches in Dharam Sansad which has been planned at Roorkee27th April 2022. "You will have to take immediate action. Don't make us say something. There are other ways of preventive action. You know how to do it!",
A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay Sreeniwas Oka and CT Ravikumar was hearing an application filed by journalist Qurban Ali and Senior Advocate Anjana Prakash (former judge of Patna HC) seeking criminal action against alleged hate speeches made during Dharam Sansad meets.
https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/1152/1152_2022_3_9_35326_Order_26-Apr-2022.pdf "This application pertains to the event which has already taken place on 17th to 19 April 2022 in Una, state of Himachal Pradesh. Counsel for the state of Himachal Pradesh on instructions submits that necessary preventive measures were already taken and after the event, corrective steps as required in terms of the decisions of this court in Tehseen Poonawalla (2018) and a subsequent case have also been taken up by the concerned authorities. He prays for some time to place the same on record by way of affidavit. We direct that the affidavit of Secretary, home department be filed in that regard on or before me 7 of May 2022. List this application on May 9, 2022 along with connected cases.
During the course of hearing of this application, Mr Sibal pointed out that he has received instructions to state that an event has been planned at Roorkee of the same type for tomorrow and an application is being filed in the registry in the course of the day in that regard. Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand submits that all preventive measures have been taken as exposited in the decisions referred to above and the concerned authorities are more than confident that no untoward situation or unacceptable statements are made during such event and whatever is necessary in terms of the decisions of this court, all such steps will be taken by the concerned authorities. We direct the Secretary, Home Department, of the State of Uttarakhand to place the above position on record and to also to state about the corrective measures by the concerned authorities as and when required before the next date of hearing".