Supreme Court junks plea seeking new legislation for hate speech
The Supreme Court emphasized public figures' duty to avoid hate speech, stating it undermines fraternity and societal harmony.| India News
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Supreme Court junks plea seeking new legislation for hate speechThe Supreme Court emphasized public figures' duty to avoid hate speech, stating it undermines fraternity and societal harmony.Published on: Apr 30, 2026 7:25 AM ISTBy Abraham ThomasShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Wednesday reminded public figures of their duty to exercise restraint in public discourse, holding that hate speech is antithetical to the constitutional value of fraternity and strikes at the moral fabric of our Republic.The court said the problem was not one of legislative vacuum, but of inadequate or uneven invocation of existing legal processes.
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