SC asks Parliament to enact anti-lynching law

July 17, 2018 11:10

The Supreme Court today said no one can take the law into their hands and that it is the duty of the state governments to ensure law and order is maintained.

The apex court was hearing a batch of pleas seeking directions to formulate guidelines to curb vigilantism.

"Horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become new norm and has to be curbed with an iron hand," the SC said.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud also asked Parliament to enact a law to deal with mob lynchings and to punish such offenders.

The bench fixed the matter for further hearing on August 28.

The court's order came on a batch of petitions including by social activist Tehseen S Poonawalla and Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, seeking to curb violence by cow vigilante groups.

Tushar Gandhi had also filed a contempt plea against some states, accusing them of not enforcing the earlier orders of the court.

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