Mumbai, June 30 -- Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi today filed a petition at the Bombay High Court, seeking direction to quash the FIR (first information report) registered against him for his alleged remarks supporting Mughal emperor Aurangzeb made during the Maharashtra Assembly's Budget session on March three, which had created a major controversy.
In his petition Azmi had denied the charges levelled against him.
Police had earlier registered an offence against him, and he was granted an anticipatory bail in the matter.
Against the FIR, Azmi moved the high court. Upon hearing his plea, a division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Rajesh Patil issued a notice and directed the state and other respondents to file a reply within four we...