The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that cases of mob lynching cannot be taken up selectively. The court said that this case is not about any particular religion or any one case, but it is related to such cases coming from all the states.
The Supreme Court specifically asked questions about the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan, who was killed in 2022 after sharing a social media post on Prophet Mohammed.
Hearing on PIL related to mob lynching
The bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Sandeep Mehta, while hearing a PIL related to mob lynching, has asked various state governments to provide information about the action taken on the incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantes within six weeks. During the hearing, the petitioner organization's lawyer Nizam Pasha mentioned the incidents of mob lynching in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
Court asked questions regarding the murder of Kanhaiya Lal
In response, Justice Kumar told Pasha that the incidents mentioned in the petitions should not be selectively chosen from particular states but all incidents should be mentioned in it. When the Supreme Court asked about the murder of Rajasthan tailor Kanhaiya Lal, lawyer Pasha told the bench that there is no mention of it in the present petition. On this the court said, 'You have to ensure that if all the states are included in it, then it is not selective at all.'
'Don't look at events on the basis of religion'
Senior advocate Archana Pathak, appearing in the court on behalf of a state, said during the debate, 'The petition makes a specific claim that Muslims are becoming victims of mob lynching whereas there is no mention of mob lynching of people of other religions. Is.' On this the court said that incidents should not be viewed on the basis of religion. We should pay attention to the bigger reason. The hearing of the case will take place after the summer holidays.
