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Supreme Court Junks Plea Seeking Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

The top court said, "You are effectively challenging the judgement of the Delhi High Court" and dismissed the plea filed by three Mumbai residents.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a plea seeking a ban on Salman Rushdie's controversial novel "The Satanic Verses". The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. The petitioners' counsel referred to the Delhi High Court's November last year order.

The high court had closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the import of "The Satanic Verses" in 1988. The high court observed since authorities failed to produce the rele

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