New Delhi, 09 October: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the prosecution of writer Arundhati Roy and former Kashmir Central University professor Sheikh Shaukat Hussain in a 13-year-old case of making inflammatory speeches.
The Lieutenant Governor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday that the FIR in the matter was registered under the order of the Metropolitan Magistrate (New Delhi) dated November 27, 2010.
A prima facie case is made out against Roy and Hussain for committing offenses under sections 153A, 153B and 505 of the Indian Penal Code for their speeches at a public function in the national capital.
The statement further said that a case of treason is also made out in this but as per the decision of the Supreme Court, sanction has not been given under Section 124A related to this.
An event under the banner of ‘Azadi’ the only way’ was organized on 21 October 2010 at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Delhi. Social activist Sushil Pandit had filed a complaint with the SHO of Tilak Marg, Delhi against several people for giving inflammatory speeches in this program.
Due to this, two other accused Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani have died.
