SC to hear after eight weeks plea seeking ban on sites with jokes on Sikhs

Petitioner-in-person Harvinder Chowdhury informed the seat she would consolidate her suggestions arsenic good arsenic the suggestions of different parties successful the substance and record a abbreviated compilation.

The seat granted her 8 weeks and listed the substance thereafter.

During the hearing, Chowdhury highlighted the grievances of women of Sikh community, who were ridiculed for their attire, too showcasing the predicament faced by children bullied successful schools.

The petitioner, who cited an incidental wherein a lad allegedly died by termination owing to bullying successful school, referred to enactment of virtual bullying.

“You hole a tiny compilation truthful that it becomes easier to spell done it,” remarked the bench, adding, “You person already got the suggestions. You tin consolidate them.” In October 2015, the apex tribunal agreed to perceive the plea pursuing which much petitions raising akin grievances were filed successful the apical court.

The petitioner antecedently referred to the beingness of 5,000-odd websites displaying jokes connected Sikhs and projecting the members of the assemblage successful mediocre light.

The plea said specified websites spreading jokes connected sardars oregon Sikhs should beryllium banned for violating the cardinal close to beingness and to unrecorded with dignity guaranteed nether the Constitution.