Supreme Court Stays Proceedings In New Case Against Scribes In Bengal

The Supreme Court also made the protection granted in an interim order of last year to Nupur J Sharma, the editor of English language Opindia.com, and others including its founder and CEO, as absolute.

The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings in a fresh case filed in West Bengal against some people, including editors of a news web portal, in connection with articles published by them. The court also made the protection granted in an interim order of last year to Nupur J Sharma, the editor of English language Opindia.com, and others including its founder and CEO, as absolute. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh, while dealing with the fresh FIR said, "Further proceedings in pursuance of FIR No...registered at Bhadreswar Police Station shall remain stayed." It said that interim orders passed on June 26, 2020 in the main writ petition filed last year are made absolute and posted the next hearing in November.