Judges Faced Troubles In The Past: Senior Supreme Court Lawyer On Hate Speech

The Supreme Court on Friday made some of its strongest comments yet on hate speeches. It told the authorities to act against such instances by themselves or face contempt charges. "The law has always been there. It is impossible (to be effective) unless judges take initiative. They have faced troubles in the past when they identified culprits. One judge was taken off his bench in the recent past for identifying hate speech. Let's hope this Supreme Court observation gives judges courage," said Colin Gonsalves, senior Supreme Court lawyer, shedding light on what judges go through after taking action.