SC dismisses plea against Taslima
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking deportation of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and cancellation of her visa given by the Indian government
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A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice U ULalit said while dismissing an appeal filed by an NGO against a Delhi HighCourt order on the case, said, “Do you think that we do not have any other workto do.”
The bench was hearing the appeal filed by NGO ‘All IndiaHuman Rights and Social Justice Front’ seeking cancellation of Nasreen’s visaalleging that she has been violating the Foreigners Order of 1948 and theForeigners Act of 1946 by airing her views on every issue without priorpermission.
Nafis Ahmad Siddiqui, lawyer and President of the NGO, saidNasreen, who is living in exile since 1994, has been making controversialstatements, besides doing professional work here.
The authorities are granting Nasreen the visa for a periodbeyond 180 days which is not permissible, he claimed. Earlier, the High Courthad dismissed the PIL of the NGO on the issue saying there was no public interestin the matter. The appeal was filed in the apex court.
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