This case involves allegations against Yogi Adityanath and several others for delivering provocative speeches in Gorakhpur in 2007. The speeches were allegedly followed by communal riots, resulting in deaths and the destruction of property including religious sites.
Judgement
The Supreme Court rejected the challenge to the denial of sanction for prosecution, effectively closing the matter regarding the specific plea for sanction against the then-Member of Parliament.
A petition has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking an order for the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged remarks concerning the Sikh community. The High Court has completed hearings on the matter and reserved its verdict.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, was accused of making defamatory remarks about Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar. A criminal defamation complaint and summons were issued by a Lucknow magistrate. The Supreme Court quashed the complaint and summons on August 14, 2026, after the Uttar Pradesh government failed to produce the requisite sanction for prosecution.
A mob-lynching case was identified during investigation in Karnataka. An FIR was registered on April 28, 2025, and chargesheet was filed on July 25, 2025. The Karnataka High Court ordered drafting of a victim compensation scheme in response to the incident.
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the Allahabad High Court's order which had upheld the decision of the state government to deny prosecution sanction against Yogi Adityanath in the 2007 hate speech case.
Following his speech, communal riots broke out. Several trains, buses, mosques, and homes were burnt down.
The Uttar Pradesh government has refused to grant sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a decade-old communal riots case,...
The Yogi Adityanath government has denied permission to Allahabad High Court for the chief minister's trial in the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case.
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