NEW DELHI: As a hearing on the issue of mob lynching acquired a Hindu- Muslim complexion, Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned lawyers and asked them to maintain restraint and discipline inside the court and keep religion and caste out of the proceedings.
“Let’s not go by religion or caste,” a bench of Justices B R Gavai, Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta told lawyers after the hearing took an unexpected communal turn with Gujarat govt asking why only incidents of lynching of Muslims had been mentioned in the petition filed by CPI-linked National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), and the petitioner alleging that the “alarming rise” in lynching of Muslims in the country was a “reality”.
NFIW sought a direction to state govts to take action against culprits involved in mob lynching. The bench asked NFIW lawyer Nizam Pasha if he had also mentioned the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal in 2022.
Opposing the petition, senior advocate Archana Pathak Dave, appearing for Gujarat govt, said the petitioner only highlighted mob lynching of Muslims even though people from other communities were also being targeted.
As the lawyers continued making allegations and counter allegations, the bench asked them to maintain discipline and restraint while arguing and to keep religion out of the hearing.
“Let’s not go by religion or caste,” a bench of Justices B R Gavai, Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta told lawyers after the hearing took an unexpected communal turn with Gujarat govt asking why only incidents of lynching of Muslims had been mentioned in the petition filed by CPI-linked National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), and the petitioner alleging that the “alarming rise” in lynching of Muslims in the country was a “reality”.
NFIW sought a direction to state govts to take action against culprits involved in mob lynching. The bench asked NFIW lawyer Nizam Pasha if he had also mentioned the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal in 2022.
Opposing the petition, senior advocate Archana Pathak Dave, appearing for Gujarat govt, said the petitioner only highlighted mob lynching of Muslims even though people from other communities were also being targeted.
As the lawyers continued making allegations and counter allegations, the bench asked them to maintain discipline and restraint while arguing and to keep religion out of the hearing.
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