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Hate Speech FIR Plea Against Himanta Biswa Sarma: SC Sends Petitioners to HC, Calls for Swift Hearing
Supreme Court directs petitioners to first seek relief at Gauhati High Court and warns against forum shopping ahead of Assam assembly elections.
- The Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain pleas and directed petitioners to approach the Gauhati High Court, urging restraint and respect for judicial authority.
- After the viral video shared by the Assam BJP on X was deleted, petitions against Himanta Biswa Sarma prompted the court to direct petitioners to the Gauhati High Court.
- Noting a 'disturbing trend,' the three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice of India asked `Why haven't you gone to the Gauhati High Court?` and cautioned against 'convenience forum shopping.'
- By directing the matter to the high court, the bench asked the Gauhati High Court to expedite the case and urged parties to exercise restraint within constitutional morality.
- Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi argued petitions raise Fundamental Rights under Articles 14, 15 and 21, ahead of assembly polls, while opposition parties said Sarma's video seeks polarisation.
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CJI on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘hate speech’ case: Supreme Court not a political battleground
“Wherever elections come, this court becomes a political battleground,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a three-judge bench, said, while asking the petitioners — CPI(M), CPI and others — to first approach the jurisdictional high court.
Hate Speech FIR plea against Himanta Biswa Sarma: SC sends petitioners to HC, calls for swift hearing
The Supreme Court has asked petitioners seeking action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for alleged hate speech to the Gauhati High Court. The Chief Justice emphasised the importance of respecting judicial hierarchy and urged political parties to engage in elections with mutual respect.
Not a political arena: Supreme Court raps petitioner over Himanta Sarma gun video
The Supreme Court strongly criticised a petitioner for directly approaching it instead of the High Court over allegations against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. The bench highlighted concerns over courts being used as political battlegrounds ahead of elections and urged respect for constitutional procedures.
SC refuses to entertain pleas seeking FIR against Assam CM over hate video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, refused to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video purportedly showing him taking aim and firing with a rifle at members of the Muslim community. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi directed the petitioners to approach the Gauhati High Court with their grievances. SC bench a…
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