HC junks plea for cancellation of Taslima Nasreen's visa

September 22, 2015 18:45

Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking deportation and cancellation of the visa given to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen by the Indian government, saying there was no public interest in the matter.

"There is no public interest in the matter. Petition is dismissed," a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said.

The court junked the petition filed by an NGO which claimed that the author had violated the Foreigners Order of 1948 and the Foreigners Act of 1946 by preparing scripts for a film and a serial.

The NGO claimed Nasreen had indulged in "anti-national" activities by preparing the script for a TV serial, which was to be aired in West Bengal in 2013 but was deferred due to protests by some religious groups.

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