'Courts Shouldn't Issue Unmanageable General Directions' : Supreme Court Rejects Contempt Plea Over 2018 Judgment Against Mob Violence

Anmol Kaur Bawa

24 Feb 2026 10:14 AM IST

  • Courts Shouldnt Issue Unmanageable General Directions : Supreme Court Rejects Contempt Plea Over 2018 Judgment Against Mob Violence

    The Supreme Court yesterday refused to entertain a contempt petition alleging non-compliance by the States with the directions issued in the 2018 judgment in Tehseen Poonawala v. Union of India in which directions were issued to curb mob lynching and hate crimes.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a contempt petition filed by Samastha Kerala...

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