Delhi HC dismisses the petition to withdraw circulation, sale and publication of Salman Khurshid’s controversial book

Amid the furore over Salman Khurshid's book, the Delhi HC dismisses the petition to withdraw its circulation

November 25, 2021

No ban on Salman Khurshid books, says Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking direction to stop the circulation, sale, purchase, and publication of the controversial book ‘Sunrise Over Ayodhya‘ written by Congress leader Salman Khurshid.

Amid the furore over Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s new book, Delhi High Court dismissed the petition.

Responding to the plea, Justice Yashwant Varma indicated his disapproval of people’s sensitivity over the book and urged them to not buy the book if they are hurt by its contents.

Justice Varma said, “There’s nothing we can do if people are so sensitive. Tell everyone the book is badly authored. Ask people not to buy the book or read it.”

Khurshid has faced a backlash from all the segments of the society over his controversial comparing of Hindutva to radical jihadist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram in his new book ‘Sunrise over Ayodhya’.

The petitioner Vineet Jindal has said in the petition that Khurshid had insulted the religious sentiments of a large number of Hindus by comparing Hindutva to ISIS and Boko Haram.

Earlier, Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Wednesday had refused to stop the publication of the book penned by the Congress leader Salman Khurshid.

ACJ Preeti Parewa, while refusing to grant ad-interim ex-parte injunction, observed that the petitioner Vishnu Gupta, who heads the right-wing group Hindu Sena, failed to establish the ‘balance of convenience’ in his favour, thus causing the grant of interim relief to be declined.

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