Supreme Court rejects review plea against relief to BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma in hate speech case
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a review petition filed by CPI-M leaders against a previous order that cleared BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma of hate speech allegations. The court maintained that the statements in question did not constitute a cognisable offence or incite public disorder.
Why it matters
This ruling sets a significant legal precedent regarding the threshold for hate speech and the judicial interpretation of political rhetoric in India.
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking a review of its earlier decision granting relief to former Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma in a complaint accusing them of making hate speeches against those protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Delhi in 2020.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the review petition filed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat and her party colleague K.M. Tiwari against the court’s April 29, 2026 order, which had declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s findings in the case.
“We have gone through the review petition as well as the grounds in support thereof. We do not find any error, much less apparent, in the order impugned, warranting its reconsideration,” the Bench said in its July 29, 2026 order.
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