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Cartoon row: SC rejects PIL against UP minister
Source: PTI March 20, 2006 15:25 IST
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking action against Uttar Pradesh Minister Haji Yaqoob Qureshi for his announcement of a Rs 51 crore reward for beheading a Danish cartoonist who drew offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
While rejecting the plea, Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, Justice C K Thakker and Justice A R Lakshmanan said every statement and counter-statement
on a controversial issue cannot be entertained in public interest litigtion.Terming the episode as 'unfortunate,' the Court said petitioner Vijay Kumar Tiwari could file a criminal complaint against Qureshi.
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