India, Sept. 12 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking an FIR against the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) for displaying two allegedly objectionable paintings by Padma awardee MF Husain, concluding that the same was being sought to conduct a fishing and roving inquiry.

A bench of justice Amit Mahajan released the order on Thursday, while dealing with a plea filed by advocate Amita Sachdeva against a trial court's August 19 order, refusing to order police probe.

Sachdeva claimed she photographed the "offensive" paintings during a visit to DAG in December 2024. She said that despite approaching the police, no FIR was lodged, and during a later visit, she found the paintings had been removed.

In her petition, Sachdeva...