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India's Got Latent host Samay Raina and four other influencers summoned by Supreme Court for mocking disabled people

India's Got Latent host Samay Raina and four other influencers summoned by Supreme Court for mocking disabled people

Samay Raina summoned by Supreme Court Photograph: (Instagram)

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The Supreme Court has summoned Samay Raina and four other comedians over allegedly offensive remarks made against people with disability online. The India's Got Latent host was spotted arriving at the court. 

Seems like there is no end to the troubles for India's Got Talent and comedian Samay Raina. In a case related to mocking people with disability, including those with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Samay Raina and four other influencers, including Nishant Jagdish Tanwar, Sonali Thakar, Vipul Goyal, and Balraj Paramjeet Singh, have been summoned by the Supreme Court for the second time.

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The matter was taken by a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. As per reports, the bench had asked the comedians to file their responses and granted them two weeks, cautioning that there would be no further extensions if they failed to file the reply. Moreover, the bench also said that for the next hearing, they all need to be present in person or they will face serious consequences.

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In the visuals shared by ANI, Samay Raina was seen appearing at the court for the hearing. During the hearing, Justice Kant said we have to protect citizens' rights, and no one's dignity should be violated.

For the unversed, the court had earlier considered a plea moved by Cure SMA Foundation, a non-government organisation promoting the rights of people with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). The petition sought a ban on derogatory and ableist digital content and recommended the formulation of stringent guidelines to ensure the dignity and rights of people with disabilities in online media.

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