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'How raising 'Jai Sri Ram' slogan in mosque an offence,' SC asks

By Jhanak Sharma      16 Dec 2024      0 Comments
How raising Jai Sri Ram slogan in mosque an offence SC asks

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday wondered as to how raising 'Jai Sri Ram' slogan inside a mosque would constitute an offence as it heard a petition against the Karnataka High Court's order of September 13, 2024 which quashed an FIR lodged lodged against two men for it.

A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta said the court would not issue notice and asked the complainant Haydhar Ali CM to serve the copy of the petition on the state government's counsel.

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