NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally passed an order to move cases filed against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his remarks on ‘Sanatana Dharma‘ out of the state, Live Law reported. It also exempted him from personally appearing before the courts in the case.
“You can’t be in State of Tamil Nadu, you will have to go out…tell us which is the most convenient state”, it said.
The court issued notice regarding Stalin’s request to consolidate the cases filed against him in various states.
The apex court, in March, had criticised him for “abusing” his right to freedom of expression after he approached SC seeking to club the FIRs registered in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka over his controversial remarks.
“You abuse your right under Article 19(1)(a) (of the Constitution). You abuse your right under Article 25. Now you are exercising your right under Article 32 (to file plea in the Supreme Court)? Do you not know the consequences of what you said? You are not a layman. You are a minister. You should know the consequences,” it had said.
The DMK leader had compared ‘Sanatana Dharma’ to ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue’ as he advocated its elimination on the grounds that it was rooted in caste system and discrimination.
“You can’t be in State of Tamil Nadu, you will have to go out…tell us which is the most convenient state”, it said.
The court issued notice regarding Stalin’s request to consolidate the cases filed against him in various states.
The apex court, in March, had criticised him for “abusing” his right to freedom of expression after he approached SC seeking to club the FIRs registered in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka over his controversial remarks.
“You abuse your right under Article 19(1)(a) (of the Constitution). You abuse your right under Article 25. Now you are exercising your right under Article 32 (to file plea in the Supreme Court)? Do you not know the consequences of what you said? You are not a layman. You are a minister. You should know the consequences,” it had said.
The DMK leader had compared ‘Sanatana Dharma’ to ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue’ as he advocated its elimination on the grounds that it was rooted in caste system and discrimination.