Mangaluru, Sept 12: Ashraf M Salethur, who was recently arrested over a Facebook post, has submitted a memorandum to Minister UT Khader seeking the latter’s help in getting him justice.
On social networking site Facebook, Ashraf had responded to a superstitious post regarding Kerala flood.
He said in the memorandum that though the post was not illegal, the police had taken action against him. They had filed a sue motto complaint and registered a criminal case under section 153, 505, and 507. The police then threatened not to tell the truth in the court.
"I have faced injustice. I was supposed to become a teacher in the future but unfairly became a criminal. I'm now mentally tired, and my prospect is dull. Intervene in my case and provide me justice," he said in a petition.
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Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.