Asks AG To Take Up Issue With Centre New Delhi: On a petition highlighting a racially motivated attack last December that led to the death of Anjel Chakma in Uttarakhand, Supreme Court Wednesday said those who attack people for their appearance, language, race, region or origin must be dealt with an iron hand.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said this while expressing reluctance to enter the legislative domain and lay down a mechanism under penal law for prevention of group-perpetrated violence against people on the ground of race, place of birth and language.Petitioner Anoop Prakash Awasthi highlighted the repeated instances of violence in many parts of the country against people from north-eastern states solely because of their physical features and said they were routinely abused with racial slurs. “Killing of Anjel Chakma is not an isolated incident but forms part of a long-standing pattern of racial violence against citizens from north-eastern states, including the death of Nido Taniam in 2014 and numerous assaults on students and workers in metropolitan cities, a phenomenon formally acknowledged by the govt in parliamentary replies, yet left unaddressed through any dedicated legislative or institutional framework,” Awasthi said.The CJI-led bench said the strong federal character of India, founded on unity of citizens despite cultural, linguistic and regional diversity, could not be allowed to be undermined by such crimes, which needed to be dealt with an iron hand.The bench said the petitioner’s plea for the court to lay down guidelines, on the lines of Vishaka judgment to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace, to prevent violence against people based on race, region and language till Parliament enacted a law would be better dealt with by the govt.The court asked Awasthi to give a copy of the petition to attorney general R Venkataramani and requested the AG to take up the issue with the authorities concerned in the Union govt.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos”Will Simplify Visas And Admin”: Macron’s Big Announcement For Indian StGalgotias University Turns A Robodog Into National Embarrassment, Thrown Out Of AI Summit”Don’t Want To Be Dependent On US Or China…” Macron On AI Innovation’Proud Moment For Humanity!’ Social Media Roasts Galgotias University, China Reacts To Robo Dog Row’India A Major Global Talent Hub’: Says Jaishankar At European Legal Gateway Office LaunchSundar Pichai Unveils ‘India-America Connect’ to Power Massive Subsea Cable ExpansionCCTV Captures Delhi Teen’s Speeding SUV Seconds Before Fatal Dwarka CrashIndia to Add $26 Trillion to Economy, Negotiating FTAs from Strength: Piyush Goyal’Can’t Wait For Trump To Go’: Hillary Clinton Hails India, Pushes Others For Climate Change MovesUS Panel Asks If Trump Needs To Cut Ties With Pakistan To Make India Happy. Here’s What Experts Said123PhotostoriesHow to make Aloo Tikki Chaat at homeNithya Menen birthday special: From ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ to ‘Ishq’ – Films to watch on OTT5 snake-related paintings and symbols that are believed to remove negativityExclusive – Elvish Yadav opens up about hosting Engaged Season 2, shares his take on love and confirms he will get married soon10 vegetarian koftas to make your meals extra deliciousFrom Daulat Ki Chaat to Bhutte Ka Kees: 8 rare Indian dishes the world needs to try5 famous embroideries India gifted to the world5 real estate hotspots in Lucknow driving the residential market in 20265 things foreign tourists secretly dislike about travelling in India6 luxury cars with interiors that feel like five-star lounges123Hot PicksCigarette price hikeGold rate todayITC shareMadhya Pradesh budget 2026–27Income Tax CalculatorPublic holidays February 2026Bank Holidays februaryTop TrendingRashee Rice LawsuitLarry WheelsRampage JacksonPatrick MahomesSidney Crosby GirlfriendLindsey VonnLogan PaulMick CroninNBA Trade NewsFortnite V39 50 Update Release Time
New Delhi: On a petition highlighting a racially motivated attack last December that led to the death of Anjel Chakma in Uttarakhand, Supreme Court Wednesday said those who attack people for their appearance, language, race, region or origin must be dealt with an iron hand.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said this while expressing reluctance to enter the legislative domain and lay down a mechanism under penal law for prevention of group-perpetrated violence against people on the ground of race, place of birth and language.Petitioner Anoop Prakash Awasthi highlighted the repeated instances of violence in many parts of the country against people from north-eastern states solely because of their physical features and said they were routinely abused with racial slurs. “Killing of Anjel Chakma is not an isolated incident but forms part of a long-standing pattern of racial violence against citizens from north-eastern states, including the death of Nido Taniam in 2014 and numerous assaults on students and workers in metropolitan cities, a phenomenon formally acknowledged by the govt in parliamentary replies, yet left unaddressed through any dedicated legislative or institutional framework,” Awasthi said.The CJI-led bench said the strong federal character of India, founded on unity of citizens despite cultural, linguistic and regional diversity, could not be allowed to be undermined by such crimes, which needed to be dealt with an iron hand.The bench said the petitioner’s plea for the court to lay down guidelines, on the lines of Vishaka judgment to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace, to prevent violence against people based on race, region and language till Parliament enacted a law would be better dealt with by the govt.The court asked Awasthi to give a copy of the petition to attorney general R Venkataramani and requested the AG to take up the issue with the authorities concerned in the Union govt.
