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The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses ...
The import ban on Salman Rushdie's controversial work, 'The Satanic Verses' has been lifted. File image The Delhi High Court ...
Rushdie's novel was banned in the Asian country in 1988 due to controversy over its depiction of Islam and portrayal of ...
Says that since authorities failed to produce the relevant notification, it has to be presumed that it does not exist.
The case dates back to 1988, when the Rajiv Gandhi-led government banned the book following objections from certain Muslim ...
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea challenging the 1988 ban by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC ...
The book was banned in 1988 by the Congress government claiming that it could give rise to law and order problems.
A fatwa (ruling) was issued against Rushdie and his publishers in February 1989 by the then Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Violent demonstrations followed, and the book’s ...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that a notification banning the import of writer Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic ...
Authorities failed to produce the original notification banning the book when the Delhi HC was hearing a petition challenging ...