NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure on the remarks of national award winner Ranveer Allahabadia during his guest appearance on a comedy show ‘India’s Got Latent.’ The top court asked Allahabadia’s lawyer representing Allahabadia what the parameters are of obscenity and vulgarity.
The SC granted interim protection to the YouTuber and podcaster from arrest in connection with the multiple FIRs lodged against him across India.
Here are the top quotes by the SC bench led by Justice Surya Kant:
– “In the name of free speech, no one has the licence to speak whatever they want against the norms of the society. Do you have the licence to say anything to give vent to your dirty mind? Why should you not go to Guwahati to defend yourself.”
– “The words you have chosen, parents will be ashamed, sisters will be ashamed. The entire society will feel ashamed. The pervert mind. These are the levels of depravity you and your henchmen have gone. We have a judicial system, bound by the rule of law. If there are threats, the law will take course.”
– “Just because somebody thinks he becomes so popular and can speak any kind of words, can take entire society for granted? Is there anyone on earth who will like this language? There is something very dirty in his mind which has been vomited.”
– “He should be ashamed as to what he has done to his parents. We are not in ivory towers and we know how he copied and Australian show content. There are warnings in such shows.”
