The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred all the petitions related to Delhi violence to the Delhi High Court.
According to a report by Bar and Bench, Advocate Colin Gonsalves asked the court to urgently intervene and pass directions to arrest those delivering hate speeches and to prevent the spread of violence. But, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court may have had good reason to adjourn the matter. Mehta further added that "it would be naive to assume that speeches by 2-3 individuals could lead to riots."
SG Tushar Mehta also told the apex court that he wishes to file something before the Delhi HC on Monday and requested the Supreme Court not to direct the High Court to hear the matter on Friday.
However, the apex court kept to itself the allegations of hate speech against activist Harsh Mander. It asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file a sworn affidavit on behalf of the Centre about the allegations against Mander.
Mehta said he would file the affidavit in the post-lunch session with the apex court registry and serve the copy to the lawyer of Mander. Mander's lawyer, Karuna Nundy, denied that the activist made any such hate speeches as alleged by the Centre.
After that, the bench went ahead with the hearing on the petition filed by 10 riot-affected people who have sought registration of FIR against BJP politicians Kapil Mishra, Parvesh Mishra, Abhay Verma and Anurag Thakur.
(Inputs from Agencies)
