SC Judgment in the case of Muzaffarnagar riots

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 155 OF 2013 Mohd. Haroon & Ors.  Versus Union of India & Anr. Dated – MARCH 26, 2014. J U D G M E N T P.Sathasivam, CJI. 1) These writ petitions and other connected matters relate to the riots that broke out on the fateful day of 07.09.2013. The riots erupted in and around District Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh as a result of communal tension prevailing in the city, which wrecked lives of a large number of people who  fled from their homes out of anxiety and fear. 2) It is assert...