SC to hear plea against Ajith Hanumakkanavar for his alleged defamatory remarks on Prophet Muhammed
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday accepted a plea by Popular Front of India legal cell against Journalist and TV Anchor of a private news channel Ajith Hanumakkanavar for his alleged defamatory remarks on Prophet Muhammed on TV.
The appeal was filed by PFI legal cell led by Supreme Court Advocate Mohammed Umar Farooque. Advocate Ashraf Agnadi informed Vartha Bharati that the appeal was accepted by SC.
A local SDPI Party worker from Mangaluru Mohammed Shareef Pandeshwar, had earlier filed a complaint against the journalist at Mangaluru’s Pandeshwar Police Station. Ajith’s remarks had called for protests and condemnation from several ends.
Ajith’s lawyer had filed a petition in Karnataka High court to dismiss the case filed by Shareef. A High Court Bench led by Justice Arvind Kumar after hearing the petition had dismissed the case and investigations against Ajith.
After the case was dismissed by the High Court, the issue was discussed at the legal cell of the PFI and it was decided to contest against the High Court’s order at the apex court. All the documents pertaining to the case was submitted to the Supreme Court along with the petition by Advocate Umar Farooque.
Ashraf informed “The plea has been accepted by the Supreme Court and Special Leave Petition (SLP) will soon be accepted, followed by which notices will be sent to State Government and the accused and the case will be heard later”.
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Unidentified men fire at Congress candidate Gurjeet Aujila’s rally in Amritsar
Amritsar: Unidentified individuals opened fire at the youth who were on their way to the rally for Gurjeet Singh Aujila, the Congress candidate for Amritsar parliamentary constituency, at Ajnala on Saturday afternoon. One youth was injured in the firing, reported Amar Ujala.
The miscreants reportedly fled the scene after the incident, taking advantage of the huge gathering. Meanwhile, Aujila has alleged the role of AAP leader Kuldeep Dhaliwali’s relatives in the firing incident. Local police have visited the scene and an investigation is in progress.
