Remarks on RSS: Court dismisses Javed Akhtar’s revision petition

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The revision appeal sought setting aside of the summons and sought a stay on the proceedings before the magistrate court..

A SESSIONS court on Monday dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar, challenging the summons issued against him by a magistrate court on a complaint by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supporter for alleged defamatory remarks during a TV interview in 2021..

A magistrate court in December 2022 had issued summons to Akhtar directing him to appear before it based on the complaint filed by the RSS supporter..

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