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‘Enough is enough’: Supreme Court questions delay in sanction to prosecute Kunwar Vijay Shah over remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi
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‘Enough is enough’: Supreme Court questions delay in sanction to prosecute Kunwar Vijay Shah over remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi

The Indian Express·Express News Service·25 days ago
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In January this year, the apex court asked the state to decide the sanction issue within 2 weeks. File Photo The Supreme Court Friday asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to decide on granting sanction to prosecute Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah in connection with his alleged defamatory remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who gained nationwide prominence during the media briefings on Operation Sindoor last year. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to accept Shah’s submission that he had apologised and asked the state to take a decision on the sanction and report compliance in 4 weeks. “Please make a decision…Enough is enough now. And report compliance within 4 weeks,” the court said. In January this year, the apex court asked the state to decide the sanction issue within 2 weeks . On Friday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the bench to grant some more time for this. Mehta said he was not defending the minister, but it seemed he wanted to say something else.…

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