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Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Free speech is for exchange of views by public on those issues affecting / may affect the interest of nation. Court or govt can’t stop this democratic way of discussion & evolution of safety norms through public involvement. Stopping a news that is showing consequences of an act by any community is not secularism , it should not make public ignorant of things happening around them.
A Nexus between political parties and presstitutes.Vilification of any section as bad as RSS’s SC Act which may be used to extract money or current allegation regime of physical exploitation by flirting girls.Unless present Constitution is abolished removing Gandhi Nehru from books there can be no secularism
Whew! What a lengthy article- a veritable diarrhoea of words. Of course, i just skipped over it. Such long sermons are only enjoyed only by those who are already converts. You fellows of the intensely cerebral fraternity no doubt are well aware of the declaration about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness in the U.S. constitution. An average Indian has little time to worry about liberty; when he woefully lacks is the other two. So you are wasting your time in defending what is needed only for the likes of you who have no worries about the other two
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed. In my opinion the courts are wasting their time by hearing these matters like parliament debates in the name of PIL, as the debates and discussions are the functions of legislation, where as the judiciary has the duty to decide and declare the law as to the rightness with the material before it. In this case judiciary has declare whether the free speech as profounded by the so called PIL activists and advocates that allows one who wants to speak against anyone at his will and wish, or the controlled freedom of speech under the constitution of India is to be upheld for the survival of country’s integrity and supremacy of constitution.
Since after independence..Majority is suffering a lot .why discriminatory laws are made ?Why education been given in praise of muslim rulers? Not about brave and just hindu rulers? Why minorities can expand and preach about their religion but not Hindus being majority.
They are sufferer both in Pakistan and bharat why ?
Why hatred is allowed to preach by them by a book ..for them holy ..which teaches hatred ,extreme violence, murder ,supremacy of ONLY that religion and a lot with no words.
First remove violence and such anti humanitarian things from teachings then only can point a finger on others.
Frankly this definitely sounds like procedural gobbledygook!!
Among the multiple reasons for the Supreme Court to take up the case, here’s one primary reason – the law is absolutely ineffective!! So unless something is done at the level of ‘rights’, the likes of UPSC Jihad will become the norm. We’ve seen multiple cases that prove this point.. doctored videos and quotes taken out of context become legitimate news!! The likes of Republic TV don’t even use the word ‘alleged’. Insinuations are treated as fact. The court gave the Executive a chance to do the right thing.. they did not.. so the court has reacted, and rightly so. Laws and procedures need to be put in place, so that the legitimate ‘rights’ of the victims of such hate speech are not infringed upon!
Other reasons why the Supreme Court has done the right thing:
1) Once aired, the content becomes material for watsapp forwards and FB posts.. even if action is taken against the channel retrospectively, the damage cannot be undone
2) Media trials have become the norm.. something must be done to balance the legitimate requirements of ‘news’ with the ‘rights’ of the people subject to the trial. This calls for wide debate and a nuanced understanding of the issue, which can be done only at the highest level
3) The line between free speech and hate speech must be defined.. such a complicated issue is again best adjudicated at the Supreme Court level
It is wrong to compare this intervention with the ones done by the Amit Mishra. Even in the Justice Loya case, the Supreme Court took up a matter that was sub-judice in the High Court and actually required a trial. It required an examination of the witnesses, doctors and evidence. That’s not the case here.. The Supreme Court realized that the Executive was unfairly using its authority to allow hate speech, and that the High Court was not really equipped by law to stop it.. Yes, the High Court could have conducted a trial after the program was aired, but by then the arrow worked have left the bow!
If nothing else, the comments here stating that UPSC Jihad is a real thing is proof that the Supreme Court has done right. Of late, the courts have been reactive and submissive to the acts of commission and omission by the executive.. Happy that it’s beginning to be proactive again!! 🙂
So these legal issues apply only to Hindus
Thank you courts for enlightening us
Now we should keep our mouths shut is islam or Christian’s abuse us
That is freedom.ofcspeech
Uphold the rule of law
Who is abusing hindus go and ask ur rss dogs and BJP dogs always abuses other religious they just hate muslims and other minorities but they can’t do anything just they can do linching like dogs
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed.
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed. In my opinion the courts are wasting their time by hearing these matters like parliament debates in the name of PIL, as the debates and discussions are the functions of legislation, where as the judiciary has the duty to decide and declare the law as to the rightness with the material before it. In this case judiciary has declare whether the free speech as profounded by the so called PIL activists and advocates that allows one who wants to speak against anyone at his will and wish, or the controlled freedom of speech under the constitution of India is to be upheld for the survival of country’s integrity and supremacy of constitution.
Suddenly freedom of speech Evaporates. Because it targets a minority community.
But these same people will use the constitution as a shield and show their righteous anger when people question speeches and shows which mock and humiliate Hindus.
Hypocrisy at its best
Bhakt it can be felt who is an hypocrite with your words and language, so better go to the cave which you were born out of
Who’s “maskin” here?
Also..
By author’s evaluation, you’re clearly an unreasonable person — Mr “Neil”.( Not atypical to this commenting-board/-forum, though. As is the case across vast-majority of the ‘pop-Interweb’ multiverse.)
Also: What you’re referring to as “literary Mumbo jumbo[sic]” is better summarised in a single, formal term and hence, it’s a telling-sign.
Bwahahahahaha!
Forget about taking Civics for classes..
…You must’ve committed various acts constituting “hypocrisy” within the mere 24 hours of posting this very comment, yourself.
So..
If you can’t think of something original: At least lay-off the primitive-urge to decry hypocrisy, without which the Civilisation can’t sustain a day. Or since that’s Philosophical=too-difficult to achieve: At least try refreshing your canned-TP in a way which gives the feeling as if it’s refreshing, just like number of your opinion-leaders/-makers, eh? ?
You seem to be suffering from this diarrhea far more than him…!!! 😀
Exactly Hypocrisy at its best!
The judgement is welcome! Why do you people “judge” the judgement?
Points made succinctly but gist lost in web of literary Mumbo jumbo.
Current crop of justices across the board are suspect.
A case which should be dismissed outright at session state or Supreme Court level was entertained by Supreme Court just on the basis of a 30 second clip.
Watching these episodes where maskin leaders are exhorting the maskin community to take administrative position in the system so that their ideology and sharia can be implemented is a threat to fabric of this nation and secular India.
Systemic arbitration in courts will raise question about its jurisprudence, rule of law and letter of the law. It is in these area courts become highly sensitive to maskin community and sacrifices the foundation of jurisprudence, rule of law and letter of law in the name of fundamental rights.
I believe you are onto something big here. If you start tracking down all the SC cases on constitutional rights and share SC arbitrary proclivity in public domain then you will doing a great service to the nation.
A check and balance on courts free run is in order.
Free speech is for exchange of views by public on those issues affecting / may affect the interest of nation. Court or govt can’t stop this democratic way of discussion & evolution of safety norms through public involvement. Stopping a news that is showing consequences of an act by any community is not secularism , it should not make public ignorant of things happening around them.
A Nexus between political parties and presstitutes.Vilification of any section as bad as RSS’s SC Act which may be used to extract money or current allegation regime of physical exploitation by flirting girls.Unless present Constitution is abolished removing Gandhi Nehru from books there can be no secularism
Whew! What a lengthy article- a veritable diarrhoea of words. Of course, i just skipped over it. Such long sermons are only enjoyed only by those who are already converts. You fellows of the intensely cerebral fraternity no doubt are well aware of the declaration about life, liberty and pursuit of happiness in the U.S. constitution. An average Indian has little time to worry about liberty; when he woefully lacks is the other two. So you are wasting your time in defending what is needed only for the likes of you who have no worries about the other two
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed. In my opinion the courts are wasting their time by hearing these matters like parliament debates in the name of PIL, as the debates and discussions are the functions of legislation, where as the judiciary has the duty to decide and declare the law as to the rightness with the material before it. In this case judiciary has declare whether the free speech as profounded by the so called PIL activists and advocates that allows one who wants to speak against anyone at his will and wish, or the controlled freedom of speech under the constitution of India is to be upheld for the survival of country’s integrity and supremacy of constitution.
Since after independence..Majority is suffering a lot .why discriminatory laws are made ?Why education been given in praise of muslim rulers? Not about brave and just hindu rulers? Why minorities can expand and preach about their religion but not Hindus being majority.
They are sufferer both in Pakistan and bharat why ?
Why hatred is allowed to preach by them by a book ..for them holy ..which teaches hatred ,extreme violence, murder ,supremacy of ONLY that religion and a lot with no words.
First remove violence and such anti humanitarian things from teachings then only can point a finger on others.
The author is straight too much to conceal a known intended fact.
Frankly this definitely sounds like procedural gobbledygook!!
Among the multiple reasons for the Supreme Court to take up the case, here’s one primary reason – the law is absolutely ineffective!! So unless something is done at the level of ‘rights’, the likes of UPSC Jihad will become the norm. We’ve seen multiple cases that prove this point.. doctored videos and quotes taken out of context become legitimate news!! The likes of Republic TV don’t even use the word ‘alleged’. Insinuations are treated as fact. The court gave the Executive a chance to do the right thing.. they did not.. so the court has reacted, and rightly so. Laws and procedures need to be put in place, so that the legitimate ‘rights’ of the victims of such hate speech are not infringed upon!
Other reasons why the Supreme Court has done the right thing:
1) Once aired, the content becomes material for watsapp forwards and FB posts.. even if action is taken against the channel retrospectively, the damage cannot be undone
2) Media trials have become the norm.. something must be done to balance the legitimate requirements of ‘news’ with the ‘rights’ of the people subject to the trial. This calls for wide debate and a nuanced understanding of the issue, which can be done only at the highest level
3) The line between free speech and hate speech must be defined.. such a complicated issue is again best adjudicated at the Supreme Court level
It is wrong to compare this intervention with the ones done by the Amit Mishra. Even in the Justice Loya case, the Supreme Court took up a matter that was sub-judice in the High Court and actually required a trial. It required an examination of the witnesses, doctors and evidence. That’s not the case here.. The Supreme Court realized that the Executive was unfairly using its authority to allow hate speech, and that the High Court was not really equipped by law to stop it.. Yes, the High Court could have conducted a trial after the program was aired, but by then the arrow worked have left the bow!
If nothing else, the comments here stating that UPSC Jihad is a real thing is proof that the Supreme Court has done right. Of late, the courts have been reactive and submissive to the acts of commission and omission by the executive.. Happy that it’s beginning to be proactive again!! 🙂
So these legal issues apply only to Hindus
Thank you courts for enlightening us
Now we should keep our mouths shut is islam or Christian’s abuse us
That is freedom.ofcspeech
Uphold the rule of law
Who is abusing hindus go and ask ur rss dogs and BJP dogs always abuses other religious they just hate muslims and other minorities but they can’t do anything just they can do linching like dogs
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed.
It is the government that has the duty to look into the subject. Truth is the correctness of media broadcast, if the contents of the program are true and its broadcast doesn’t create any public disorder and nusiance, it shall be allowed. In my opinion the courts are wasting their time by hearing these matters like parliament debates in the name of PIL, as the debates and discussions are the functions of legislation, where as the judiciary has the duty to decide and declare the law as to the rightness with the material before it. In this case judiciary has declare whether the free speech as profounded by the so called PIL activists and advocates that allows one who wants to speak against anyone at his will and wish, or the controlled freedom of speech under the constitution of India is to be upheld for the survival of country’s integrity and supremacy of constitution.
Suddenly freedom of speech Evaporates. Because it targets a minority community.
But these same people will use the constitution as a shield and show their righteous anger when people question speeches and shows which mock and humiliate Hindus.
Hypocrisy at its best
Bhakt it can be felt who is an hypocrite with your words and language, so better go to the cave which you were born out of
Who’s “maskin” here?
Also..
By author’s evaluation, you’re clearly an unreasonable person — Mr “Neil”.( Not atypical to this commenting-board/-forum, though. As is the case across vast-majority of the ‘pop-Interweb’ multiverse.)
Also: What you’re referring to as “literary Mumbo jumbo[sic]” is better summarised in a single, formal term and hence, it’s a telling-sign.
Bwahahahahaha!
Forget about taking Civics for classes..
…You must’ve committed various acts constituting “hypocrisy” within the mere 24 hours of posting this very comment, yourself.
So..
If you can’t think of something original: At least lay-off the primitive-urge to decry hypocrisy, without which the Civilisation can’t sustain a day. Or since that’s Philosophical=too-difficult to achieve: At least try refreshing your canned-TP in a way which gives the feeling as if it’s refreshing, just like number of your opinion-leaders/-makers, eh? ?
You seem to be suffering from this diarrhea far more than him…!!! 😀
Exactly Hypocrisy at its best!
The judgement is welcome! Why do you people “judge” the judgement?
Points made succinctly but gist lost in web of literary Mumbo jumbo.
Current crop of justices across the board are suspect.
A case which should be dismissed outright at session state or Supreme Court level was entertained by Supreme Court just on the basis of a 30 second clip.
Watching these episodes where maskin leaders are exhorting the maskin community to take administrative position in the system so that their ideology and sharia can be implemented is a threat to fabric of this nation and secular India.
Systemic arbitration in courts will raise question about its jurisprudence, rule of law and letter of the law. It is in these area courts become highly sensitive to maskin community and sacrifices the foundation of jurisprudence, rule of law and letter of law in the name of fundamental rights.
I believe you are onto something big here. If you start tracking down all the SC cases on constitutional rights and share SC arbitrary proclivity in public domain then you will doing a great service to the nation.
A check and balance on courts free run is in order.
I have often observed dubious stance taken by The Print..may be because of their source of funding or ownership..