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Supreme Court dismissed PIL seeking SIT probe into forceful conversion of Hindu residents at Mewat Nuh District, Haryana.

A Full Judge bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy while dismissing the PIL said, "Sorry, we do not think we can entertain a PIL on the basis of a newspaper report."

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh Appeared for the petitioners.

It was his brief submission that the petitioners had met the aggrieved families by paying a personal visit, however, the bench expressed apprehensions at allowing the same.

The plea was filed by petitioner Ranjana Agnihotri through Advocate on Record Vishnu Shankar Jain and averred that, Muslims under the patronage of Tablighi Jammat have gradually increased their strength and now the position is that Hindus Population is decreasing and it has come down from 20% to 10-11% since the last census 2011.

“The State Government as well as District Administration and local police have failed to exercise the powers vested in them by law due to which the life and liberty of every Hindu and particularly the women and Dalits is in jeopardy and they are bound to lead life under sword of dominant group and the Fundamental Rights and the concept of welfare state remains a golden word to be only in books but having no meaning is left for a child born in Hindu society in the said area.” – Excerpt from the plea.

The plea had also sought for issuance of a direction to the Central Government to deploy paramilitary forces in District Nuh Mewat to protect life and liberty of citizens and to rehabilitate the exodus Hindus at their respective properties. 

Further the petitioner had also sought for issuance of directions to the Union of India and State of Haryana to nullify all sale deeds executed by Hindus in favour of Muslims in last 10 years under coercionand undue influence and restore all the temples, places of worship and cremation grounds in their original forms which have been encroached upon by any member of the society.

It had also sought for directing to make investigation and take action on the F.I.R. logged by Hindu community relating to murder, rape/ gang rapes, kidnapping, abduction , molestation and House trespass and to make investigation in all the cases relating to murder, rape/gang rapes , kidnapping, abduction , molestation and House trespass on the basis of complaint being made by the victims; 

Case Title: Ranjana Agnihotri v. Union of India