New Delhi: Citing the example of politicians of the bygone era, including former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who respected each other despite belonging to two different political streams. Supreme court He said on Thursday that people, including the “political class”, should introspect and be tolerant of people with opposite views.
a bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul And MM Sundresh Expressed concern over the quality of public discussion, including on social media, and said that there are bound to be differences of opinion and perception and that people should respect even those who do not agree with his ideology and philosophy. It said that there should be mutual respect.
The court was giving orders on the petition of Nupur, editor of OpIndia. Sharma name of cast Against whom the Bengal Police had lodged an FIR for writing articles critical of the state government. Though the state government had informed the bench at the outset that it had decided to withdraw the cases against Sharma and others, the court said that it would “not miss this opportunity” to express concern over the prevailing situation in the country. Degi” when people have ceased to live. Friendly and tolerant.
“This country is a country of diversities. It is bound to have differing perceptions and views and that is the essence of democracy,” the bench said. It said that there is an urgent need for people, including the political class, to introspect.
The bench lauded the state government for withdrawing the cases which were filed for allegedly harassing the journalist to write against it. The court also appreciated senior advocate Siddharth Dave for persuading the state to take the decision.
The bench concurred with senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani and advocate Ravi Sharma who argued that there was nothing objectionable in the articles written by Sharma. He argued that those articles and reports merely repeated what politicians had previously said and were already in the public domain.
Taking note of the state government’s stand, the bench quashed the FIR against Sharma and hoped that other states would follow suit, indicating that people with different views and political ideologies should not be targeted by the government. “It is better to be late than before. I hope it will be a model for others to follow.”
In a clear message to the present-day politicians, who engage in unrelenting discord and criticism on public platforms, the court said this was an unprecedented situation and is far from the days when politicians from opposite sides of the fence Used to respect each other, maintain courtesy and decency even when criticizing each other. The court said that the relationship between Rao and Vajpayee was such that they respected each other despite fighting on the political field.
Indirectly referring to the nature of heated discussions on social media and channels, Justice Kaul He said that he has never been on social media and “it is better to watch entertainment channels than news channels”.
He said that people should learn that differences can be better expressed without hurting others. The bench also warned journalists and said they need to be careful even in the “Twitter era”.
The court had earlier stayed the FIR against Sharma and granted him protection from arrest. In his plea, he alleged that the Bengal Police had registered an FIR against Sharma and other OpIndia employees on reports on the website. It said that although other news outlets also wrote-up on the subject, the police had singled out OpIndia, and the “totalitarian Kolkata Police” was involved in getting online content and receiving critical reports to “intimidate journalists”. was using the filing of FIR as a tool. State government removed
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a bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul And MM Sundresh Expressed concern over the quality of public discussion, including on social media, and said that there are bound to be differences of opinion and perception and that people should respect even those who do not agree with his ideology and philosophy. It said that there should be mutual respect.
The court was giving orders on the petition of Nupur, editor of OpIndia. Sharma name of cast Against whom the Bengal Police had lodged an FIR for writing articles critical of the state government. Though the state government had informed the bench at the outset that it had decided to withdraw the cases against Sharma and others, the court said that it would “not miss this opportunity” to express concern over the prevailing situation in the country. Degi” when people have ceased to live. Friendly and tolerant.
“This country is a country of diversities. It is bound to have differing perceptions and views and that is the essence of democracy,” the bench said. It said that there is an urgent need for people, including the political class, to introspect.
The bench lauded the state government for withdrawing the cases which were filed for allegedly harassing the journalist to write against it. The court also appreciated senior advocate Siddharth Dave for persuading the state to take the decision.
The bench concurred with senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani and advocate Ravi Sharma who argued that there was nothing objectionable in the articles written by Sharma. He argued that those articles and reports merely repeated what politicians had previously said and were already in the public domain.
Taking note of the state government’s stand, the bench quashed the FIR against Sharma and hoped that other states would follow suit, indicating that people with different views and political ideologies should not be targeted by the government. “It is better to be late than before. I hope it will be a model for others to follow.”
In a clear message to the present-day politicians, who engage in unrelenting discord and criticism on public platforms, the court said this was an unprecedented situation and is far from the days when politicians from opposite sides of the fence Used to respect each other, maintain courtesy and decency even when criticizing each other. The court said that the relationship between Rao and Vajpayee was such that they respected each other despite fighting on the political field.
Indirectly referring to the nature of heated discussions on social media and channels, Justice Kaul He said that he has never been on social media and “it is better to watch entertainment channels than news channels”.
He said that people should learn that differences can be better expressed without hurting others. The bench also warned journalists and said they need to be careful even in the “Twitter era”.
The court had earlier stayed the FIR against Sharma and granted him protection from arrest. In his plea, he alleged that the Bengal Police had registered an FIR against Sharma and other OpIndia employees on reports on the website. It said that although other news outlets also wrote-up on the subject, the police had singled out OpIndia, and the “totalitarian Kolkata Police” was involved in getting online content and receiving critical reports to “intimidate journalists”. was using the filing of FIR as a tool. State government removed
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