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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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
