Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Raj must see India beyond Maharashtra : SC
DELHI : The Supreme Court on Monday gave a go ahead to the Jharkhand Police to prosecute Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for the alleged inflammatory speeches which had caused widespread attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra.
Thackeray had moved the Jharkhand High Court which dropped the charges under Section 153 A and B of IPC but maintained the charges under Section 504 of IPC against the MNS chief.
It deals with intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace. The MNS chief had challenged high court order in the apex court.
IMO: Therefore the court just seems to be denying Thackeray's claim of lack of territorial jurisdiction. Raj seems to have said he wanted North Indians cut to pieces and sent home in boxes, and suchlike. The Americans are saying this about people all the time, in fact I have read 6 blogs in the last 5 minutes where US people suggest such things. And what is more USA does it, and often do not even supply coffins.Those I read about being internationally threatened were often Indians. Hard to draw the line, evidently. The courts should obviously make it clear where the line is to be drawn. The UK people are trying very hard to do so and encounter many comments that freedom of speech is being stifled thereby. Years ago such matters were simply the province of pipesucking intellectuals but perhaps today it is all a genuine problem and puts one in mind of the Weimar republic.
DELHI : The Supreme Court on Monday gave a go ahead to the Jharkhand Police to prosecute Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for the alleged inflammatory speeches which had caused widespread attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra.
Thackeray had moved the Jharkhand High Court which dropped the charges under Section 153 A and B of IPC but maintained the charges under Section 504 of IPC against the MNS chief.
It deals with intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace. The MNS chief had challenged high court order in the apex court.
IMO: Therefore the court just seems to be denying Thackeray's claim of lack of territorial jurisdiction. Raj seems to have said he wanted North Indians cut to pieces and sent home in boxes, and suchlike. The Americans are saying this about people all the time, in fact I have read 6 blogs in the last 5 minutes where US people suggest such things. And what is more USA does it, and often do not even supply coffins.Those I read about being internationally threatened were often Indians. Hard to draw the line, evidently. The courts should obviously make it clear where the line is to be drawn. The UK people are trying very hard to do so and encounter many comments that freedom of speech is being stifled thereby. Years ago such matters were simply the province of pipesucking intellectuals but perhaps today it is all a genuine problem and puts one in mind of the Weimar republic.
# posted by uv : 11:57 AM
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