Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Extension of Ban on SIMI
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 14 (Maxim News): The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the latest five-year extension of the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), reaffirming the central government’s decision under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to entertain the petition against the UAPA Tribunal’s order dated July 24, 2024, which upheld the government’s move to continue the ban on SIMI for another five years. The tribunal was constituted after the Centre renewed the ban on January 29, 2024.
During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel argued that SIMI has been banned since 2001, and the organization is no longer active. He urged the court to issue a notice and tag the plea along with other pending matters concerning SIMI in the top court. The petitioner claimed to be a former member of SIMI, challenging the continuation of the ban on legal grounds.
However, the bench questioned the petitioner’s standing in the matter. “If the organisation does not exist, how does it affect you?” the bench asked. The justices declined to intervene, stating the tribunal had sufficient grounds for upholding the ban.
SIMI, founded in 1977 at Aligarh Muslim University, was initially a youth wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JEIH) but declared independence in 1993. The organisation was first banned in September 2001 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and has been consistently outlawed since then due to its alleged involvement in terrorist activities and attempts to disrupt communal harmony.
The UAPA tribunal, in its latest ruling, noted that SIMI had not abandoned its ideology of ‘jehaad’ for the establishment of Islamic rule in India and continued to pose a threat to national security. The government maintained that the group was involved in fomenting terrorism and disturbing public order, justifying the extension of the ban.
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