'These youngsters are oversmart': Samay Raina's joke draws Supreme Court's ire

Samay Raina, who has been in the spotlight since the row over fellow content creator Ranveer Allahbadia's remark on India's Got Latent, drew the Supreme Court's ire for some comments he made during a performance in Canada.

Raina, while thanking the audience for buying tickets, joked that the sales were helping pay his legal fees.

"At moments where I could say something really funny, just remember BeerBiceps, brother," Raina said -- a social media post shows, adding "Maybe my time is bad, but remember—I am the time" -- a play on his name, Samay.

The top court was none too amused with this.

Justice Surya Kant pointed out that one of the accused in the case went to Canada and spoke on the case.

"...these youngsters are oversmart and we are probably an outdated generation and one of them has gone to Canada and what he has spoken there is well known to us. They don't know what kind of jurisdiction this court has. We don't want to show it because they are young and hope they will behave like responsible people. Otherwise we know how to deal with these people," Justice Surya Kant said.

This came as the Supreme Court was hearing Allahbadia's matter regarding allowing the YouTuber to resume his podcast, The Ranveer Show. Letting the resumption take place, the bench noted it was subject to maintaining "morality and decency" and making it suitable for viewers of all ages.

During the same hearing, the apex court also clarified there was a duty on persons exercising fundamental rights and there's nothing like a "fundamental right on a platter".

"We know that some briefless people are writing some articles in the name of freedom of speech and expression. We know how to handle them also. In this country there is nothing like a fundamental right on a platter. The fundamental rights all flow by a duty and unless those people want to understand their duty, then we know how to deal with those kinds of elements," Justice Surya Kant said.

The court said if somebody wanted to enjoy fundamental rights, the country gave a guarantee to enjoy but also guaranteed it with a duty.

"So that guarantee will involve a guarantee for performing that duty. So we know what kind of…anyway we are quite hopeful and we are quite sure that some repentance (is there) about what they have done," the bench said.

(With PTI inputs)