Kangana’s plea: HC to pass order on Sept. 9
The Hindu
Actor seeking to quash criminal defamation proceedings initiated by Javed Akhtar
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an order on September 9 in the plea by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash criminal defamation proceedings by the Metropolitan Magistrate initiated after lyricist Javed Akhtar filed a complaint. A single bench of justice Revati Mohite Dere was hearing a criminal petition by Ms. Ranaut after Mr. Akhtar filed complaint before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate court in March under Section 200 (examination of complainant) of the CrPC. Mr. Akhtar’s complaint was filed under Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the IPC. The application mentions an interview given by the actor to a channel in which she made defamatory statements against him with reference to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.