<h1>Top court says cannot monitor all hate speech cases, urges complainants to use existing legal remedies first</h1> A Supreme Court bench, hearing an application alleging calls for social and economic boycott of a particular community, clarified it would not legislate or monitor every hate speech incident nationwide, noting that statutes, police, and high courts already exist to address such grievances. The Court directed the applicant to first approach competent authorities and, if necessary, the relevant high court, emphasizing that continuous nationwide monitoring by the apex court is impracticable. The Solicitor General argued that public interest litigation on hate speech cannot be selective toward one religion and must address hate speech across communities. The bench referenced existing mechanisms and fixed all related matters, including earlier directions on hate speech control, for further hearing on December 9.