{"id":254164,"date":"2023-07-31T20:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=254164"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:31:26","slug":"rap-on-the-knuckles-supreme-court-has-tried-to-hold-states-and-centre-to-account-on-mob-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rap-on-the-knuckles-supreme-court-has-tried-to-hold-states-and-centre-to-account-on-mob-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Rap on the knuckles: Supreme Court has tried to hold States and Centre to account on mob violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cRap on the knuckles: Supreme Court has tried to hold States and Centre to account on mob violence<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 31st July 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The Supreme Court criticized the Union and State governments for not acting against mob violence and lynchings, especially targeting Muslims and marginalized groups by “cow vigilantes”. Despite guidelines from a 2018 judgment, such incidents continue, with political influences playing a role.<\/p>\n

What is Supreme Court view on mob violence and lynchings?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Criticism of Governments:<\/strong> The Supreme Court has criticized the Union and State governments for their “consistent failure” to act against mob violence and lynchings over the past five years.<\/li>\n
  2. Duty of the State:<\/strong> In the 2018 case, Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs Union of India<\/strong>, the Court emphasized that it’s the state’s “sacrosanct duty” to protect its citizens. They should prevent any form of “vigilantism”.<\/li>\n
  3. Guidelines Issued: <\/strong>The Court provided guidelines in 2018. This included:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Appointing a nodal police officer in every district.<\/p>\n

    Identifying areas with recent mob violence.<\/p>\n

    Using police intelligence to tackle such incidents.<\/p>\n

    Sensitizing law enforcement.<\/p>\n

    Warning the public about the consequences of mob violence.<\/p>\n

    What should be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Implement Guidelines:<\/strong> Governments should follow the 2018 Supreme Court guidelines, which include appointing nodal police officers and identifying violence-prone areas.<\/li>\n
    2. Sensitization:<\/strong> The Home Ministry and State governments should sensitize law enforcement and the public about the repercussions of mob violence.<\/li>\n
    3. Civil Society Action:<\/strong> Communities need to promote understanding and prevent the stereotyping of minorities. This will help curb mob violence and vigilantism.<\/li>\n
    4. Political Accountability:<\/strong> In regions like Tamil Nadu, where secular movements are active, political leaders face backlash for any communal incidents. This level of accountability should be adopted everywhere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Source: The post is based on the article \u201cRap on the knuckles: Supreme Court has tried to hold States and Centre to account on mob violence\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 31st July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections News: The Supreme Court criticized… Continue reading Rap on the knuckles: Supreme Court has tried to hold States and Centre to account on mob violence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131],"class_list":["post-254164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}