Wednesday, March 25, 2009

HC dismisses Varun's plea for quashing of hate speech FIR

Allahabad, Mar 25 (PTI) In a setback to BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi, the Allahabad High Court today dismissed his petition seeking quashing of an FIR filed against him for his alleged anti-Muslim speeches in Pilibhit.

In its order, a division bench comprising justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and S C Nigam said, "the petition stands dismissed".

The detailed text of the judgement was not immediately available. PTI

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