BREAKING : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Action Against Alleged Forceful Conversion Of Hindus At Mewat Nuh, Haryana

The Supreme Court has on Monday dismissed a PIL which sought action against alleged forceful religious conversion of Hindus at District Mewat Nuh in Haryana by the Muslim Community.

A three-Judge bench of CJI Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy dismissed the petition observing that the Court cannot entertain a matter merely on the basis of newspaper reports(Ranjana Agnihtori and others v Union of India).

"Sorry, we don't think we can entertain this on the basis of news paper reports", CJI Ramana told Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, who was appearing for the petitioners.

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said that two of the petitioners, who are lawyers, have visited the locality and have ascertained the facts themselves and have filed an affidavit to that effect.

However, the bench expressed disinclination to entertain the petition.

The plea has sought directions alleging that the fundamental rights of Hindus residing in District Mewat Nuh Haryana  are being continuously eroded by members of Muslim community who are in dominating position and the State Government as well as District Administration'.

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain has filed the petition stating that local police has failed to exercise powers as a result of which the life and liberty of Hindus is in peril.

The plea has sought direction for constituting a special investigating team consisting of members from CBI and NIA under the supervision of retired Supreme Court Judge to make investigation into the following as alleged by the petitioners:

• Question of forceful conversion of Hindu residents

• Forceful and illegal execution of sale deeds of Hindus properties

• Rape of Hindu women and minor girls

• The encroachment made on public land

• Conditions of temples, religious places, and cremation grounds existing

• Role of concerned officers and police and slackness committed by them in discharge of their official duty.

Further, the plea has sought directions to Centre to deploy paramilitary forces in District Nuh Mewat to protect life and liberty of citizens and directions to respondents to rehabilitate the exodus Hindus at their respective properties.

The plea has sought directions for nullification of all sale deeds executed by Hindus in favour of Muslims in last 10 years under coercion and undue influence, and restoration of all the temples, places of worship and cremation grounds in their original forms which have been encroached upon.