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SC to hear comedian Munawar Faruqui's plea challenging Madhya Pradesh HC order tomorrow
• 4 years agoFaruqui, who was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, was denied bail by Madhya Pradesh High Court on 28 Jan. The court noted that 'promoting harmony is one of constitutional duties'
Indore authorities refuse to release Munawar Faruqui despite SC granting interim bail, quashing UP court production warrant
Fp Staff • 4 years agoCiting the jail manual, a jail official told PTI that since the production warrant was issued by a trial court in Allahabad, an order from the same court or a competent government officer is needed to release the comedian
SC grants interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, stays production warrant issued in UP case
• 4 years agoA bench headed by Justice RF Nariman also issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government on Munawar's plea challenging the high court order refusing to grant regular bail to him
'Duty of all citizens to promote harmony': Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea rejected by Madhya Pradesh HC
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe court concluded that there was prima facie evidence to suggest that Faruqui had intended to outrage religious feelings 'under the garb of stand-up comedy'
'What is wrong with your mindset?': Madhya Pradesh HC tells Munawar Faruqui, reserves bail plea order
Fp Staff • 4 years agoGovernment advocate Amit Singh Sisodia opposed Faruqui's bail plea. Local advocates Rajesh Joshi and Manish Gupta, too, opposed bail to the comedian, contending that he has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus
SC stays Madhya Pradesh HC order directing parties to hold virtual campaigns for 3 Nov bypolls
• 4 years agoA bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar asked the EC to take an "appropriate decision" with regard to political rallies as per law and COVID-19 guidelines
Madhya Pradesh to move SC against HC order restricting physical political rallies in state, says CM
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday had ordered nine districts under its jurisdiction to grant permission for public rallies only if virtual meetings were not possible
SC elevates advocate Akil Kureshi as Madhya Pradesh HC chief justice; decision taken after top court directs Centre to implement collegium's resolution
• 6 years agoThe association has contended that the reluctance of the Centre to appoint Justice Kureshi as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is against the procedure laid down in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) and amounts to a violation of Articles 14 and 217 of the Constitution.
SC receives communication on Justice Akil Kureshi's elevation as MP chief justice; govt's decision to be placed before Collegium
• 6 years agoThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said it had received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice on the Collegium's recommendation, elevating Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
Decision on elevation of Akil Kureshi as Madhya Pradesh HC Chief Justice within a week, Centre tell Supreme Court
• 6 years agoA bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the Centre would take a call within a week on the top court collegium's recommendation.