: SC to hear plea on hate crimes against Christians after July 11 #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition claiming that hate crimes against Christian institutions and priests

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SC to hear plea on hate crimes against Christians after July 11 #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition claiming that hate crimes against Christian institutions and priests have increased across the country, PTI reported.Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves has sought an urgent listing of the plea before the court.“On an average, 45 to 50 violent attacks take place against Christian institutions and priests every month throughout the country,� Gonsalves said. “In May this year itself, 57 cases of violence and attacks on Christian institutions and priests took place.�A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala said that the situation is unfortunate if the claims were true, reported PTI.“What we can ensure is that your matter is listed on the re-opening day itself,� the bench said.The courts will reopen after a summer vacation on July 11.The plea has sought that Supreme Court’s earlier guidelines on curbing hate crimes in the country are implemented.In the Tehseen Poonawalla case judgement in 2018, the Supreme Court had issued guidelines to the Centre and states on the matter such as special courts to conduct trials, a compensatory scheme with provision for interim relief for victims and their relatives and disciplinary action beyond what is recommended in service rules for officers who do not deal with lynching incidents properly.The court had...Read more

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