TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Supreme Court on Friday gave states one week to implement its judgement ordering the setting up of a procedure to prevent mob lynching incidents. The court asks all states to comply with its directions to deal with incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynching.
The court noted that only 11 states have filed compliance reports following its July 17 verdict on cow vigilantism. The SC asked the remaining states to file compliance reports within one week on dealing with cases of cow vigilantism. If reports are not filed then the home secretary of the defaulting state will have to appear in person before the court.
In July, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said state and central governments have to take preventive, punitive and remedial measures to stop lynching incidents in the future. CJI Misra said the Centre and states have to file compliance report on a series of directions given by the SC to prevent and punish lynching.
In its judgement, the apex court also recommended to Parliament to enact a separate law to punish offenders participating in lynchig. It also said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and cannot be allowed to become a new norm.
