Published on : 27 Sep 2025, 2:39 am 1 min read

A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging criminal cases registered against members of the Muslim community for displaying posters and banners reading 'I Love Muhammad'.

The posters were put up during the Mila-un-Nabi festival, commemorating both the birth and passing of the Prophet.

The petition, filed by Shujaat Ali, a representative of Raza Academy and the National President of Muslims Students Organisation of India, accuses police in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand of registering false and communal FIRs that criminalise peaceful religious expression.

As per the petitioner, the people displaying those posters were merely celebrating their religious festivals and express thei

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