Overview
- Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the Court would not legislate or monitor every hate-speech incident and pointed to existing legal mechanisms.
- The application, led by journalist Qurban Ali, alleges systematic calls for social and economic boycotts of Muslims across multiple states.
- Counsel Nizam Pasha cited an affidavit flagging an Assam minister’s post about “gobi farming,” alleged to reference the 1989 Bhagalpur violence.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta contended that public-interest actions should not single out one faith and said severe hate speech occurs across religions.
- Petitioners argued that authorities are not enforcing past Supreme Court directions, including 2018 guidelines and a 2022 order for police to act suo motu, as the bench set the next hearing for December 9.