HC stays proceedings against Kancha Ilaiah

HC stays proceedings against Kancha Ilaiah
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Justice A V Sesha Sai of the High Court at Hyderabad on Wednesday stayed all proceedings until further orders against Prof Kancha Ilaiah. A criminal case was lodged against the petitioner on his alleged comments on Hindu Gods in a news article. This was challenged in the present writ petition contending that invocation provisions of Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code in academic disco­urse was un­­c­o­­­n­sti­tution­al.

Hyderabad: Justice A V Sesha Sai of the High Court at Hyderabad on Wednesday stayed all proceedings until further orders against Prof Kancha Ilaiah. A criminal case was lodged against the petitioner on his alleged comments on Hindu Gods in a news article. This was challenged in the present writ petition contending that invocation provisions of Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code in academic disco­urse was un­­c­o­­­n­sti­tution­al. The bench or­dered notices to the government and adjourned the matter.

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