Cow Vigilantism Unacceptable, Don't Link Victims To Religion: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The incidents of cow vigilantism are not acceptable and it's for the states to ensure that such occurrences don't happen, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said today. The Supreme Court also warned against linking mob violence to religion or caste and said "a victim is a victim".
"Nobody can take law into their own hands. It is the obligation of the state's to see these incidents are prevented," he said while hearing petitions on cow vigilantism.
The top court has reserved its verdict on compensation to victims, monitoring cases, fixing responsibility on cow vigilantism.
Last year, the Supreme Court had directed all 29 states and seven union territories (UTs) to take steps to stop violence in the name of cow protection and asked them to appoint officers to go after "vigilante groups".
The top court had also asked the centre -- which had pleaded that law and order was a state subject -- whether under the Constitution, it had the responsibility to ask states to crack down on cow vigilantism.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said, "Let the compliance reports be filed...nobody can wash off their hands (from their duty). We will give directions to all the states."
The top court's directions had come after a petition from Tushar Gandhi, calling for relief from cow vigilantism. Besides Mr Gandhi, Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla has also filed a similar petition.
Senior advocate Indira Jaising, who had appeared for Mr Gandhi, said the central government be directed to frame a national policy on preventing incidents of cow vigilantism.
She also said there were several judgements, which make compensation mandatory to the victims of such crimes, but the families were yet to receive it.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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Sanju Samson ton guides India to 61-run win over South Africa
Durban, Nov 8: Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday.
Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.
The spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) then shared six wickets between them to bowl out South Africa for 141 in 17.5 overs.
Earlier, Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.
The opener notched his second T20I hundred off just 47 balls. His first had come in India's last outing against Bangladesh last month.
However, South Africa clawed their way back into the game as they stemmed the flow of runs by picking wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 107, Tilak Verma 33; Gerald Coetzee 3/37)
South Africa: 141 all out in 17.5 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 25; Varun Chakaravarthy 3/25, Ravi Bishnoi 3/28)
