New Delhi: During the hearing of a matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that calling someone ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ or ‘Pakistani’ may be in poor taste but does not amount to an offence of hurting religious sentiments. The observation came as a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma were closing a case against a man accused of calling a government servant ‘Pakistani’.Calling someone ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ or ‘Pakistani’ may be in poor taste, but not an offence, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: During the hearing of a matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stated that calling someone ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ or ‘Pakistani’ may be in poor taste but does not amount to an offence of hurting religious sentiments. The observation came as a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma were closing a case against a man accused of calling a government servant ‘Pakistani’.
