[This, perhaps, offers a strong hint as to what to expect of the new CJI. It reminds one of: 'Human rights? ‘Terrorists are animals,we need animal rights’' (Ref.: < https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/human-rights-terrorists-are-animals-we-need-animal-rights/ >.) Mercifully, that concerned judge didn't get to become the CJI.]
https://scroll.in/latest/897008/sc-rejects-bail-plea-of-defence-analyst-who-joked-about-konark-temple-says-jail-is-safest-for-him SC rejects bail plea of defence analyst who joked about Konark Temple, says ‘jail is safest’ for him A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Abhijit Iyer Mitra that his remarks about the temple had incited religious feelings. SC rejects bail plea of defence analyst who joked about Konark Temple, says ‘jail is safest’ for him The Supreme Court on Thursday refused bail to defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra, who was arrested on September 20 for his comments on Twitter about the Konark Temple in Odisha, ANI reported. When Mitra’s counsel said his life was in danger, the court said prison would be the safest place for him. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi dismissed his bail petition, saying his remarks about the temple had incited religious feelings. Mitra was arrested in New Delhi last month, days after he posted a video from the temple on Twitter. Pointing to the erotic sculptures of couples in various stages of intimacy at the temple complex, Mitra said: “Can this be a holy place? Not at all. This is a conspiracy against Hindus by Muslims who want to keep us down. Jai Sriram. In our new Ram temple, such obscene sculptures will not be there.” Soon after, in another tweet he clarified that it was a joke. “Jokes aside this temple is just mindblowing,” he wrote. “The sculptures are exquisite & it has a great sense of symmetry & gravitas.” His comments caused an uproar in the Odisha Assembly. He was later granted bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh. A committee formed by the Odisha Assembly has asked him to appear before it on October 11. Nikhil Mehra, Iyer’s lawyer, said he respected the court’s decision. “I will not file a review petition in the case,” ANI quoted Mehra as saying. “Now it is up to the police to take a decision to arrest my client or not. My client will join the investigation.” The three judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranajn Gogoi, said, "Your(journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra) comments incite religious feelings. How are you entitled for bail?" https://t.co/fmAAwxF17T — ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2018 -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
