Apex court notice to UP govt for arresting scholar over his FB post on Durga
18 Aug 2013 4:52 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking explanation for arresting dalit scholar Kanwal Bharti in violation of its order.
A bench headed by Justice H L Gokhale gave four weeks to the state government to reply on the matter. Bharti was arrested but was later granted bail.
Bharti had in his post written in support of suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal. He had said that the Gautam Budh Nagar SDM was suspended for alleged demolition of wall of a mosque.
The apex court had earlier on 16 May said that the person allegedly posting objectionable comments on social networking sites cannot be arrested by the police without getting prior permission from senior officers.
A bench headed by Justice H L Gokhale gave four weeks to the state government to reply on the matter. Bharti was arrested but was later granted bail.
Bharti had in his post written in support of suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal. He had said that the Gautam Budh Nagar SDM was suspended for alleged demolition of wall of a mosque.
The apex court had earlier on 16 May said that the person allegedly posting objectionable comments on social networking sites cannot be arrested by the police without getting prior permission from senior officers.
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