Chandigarh, March 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to the criminal proceedings against Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad of Ashoka University in connection with a controversial social media post related to 'Operation Sindur'.
The decision came after the Haryana government informed the apex court that it had declined to grant a sanction for the professor's prosecution.
Taking the state government's stand on record, the bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Jomalya Bagchi quashed the case, while expressing the hope that the academic would exercise greater caution and responsibility in his future communications.
During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the Haryana government, stated ...