Notification banning Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ ‘untraceable’; Delhi HC closes petition | India News – Times of India
The Delhi high court on Thursday concluded proceedings regarding a petition that challenged the 1988 ban on importing Salman Rushdie's contentious book, 'The Satanic Verses', imposed during Rajiv Gandhi's administration. The court determined that since officials could not produce the relevant notification, it must be considered non-existent, news agency PTI reported.A bench led by Justice Rekha Palli issued an order on November 5, noting that the petition, pending since 2019, had become ineffective. The court stated that the petitioner would now have legal rights regarding the book.The government's 1988 ban on importing "The Satanic Verses" by the Booker Prize recipient was implemented due to public order concerns, following worldwide protests by Muslims who considered the book sacrilegiou...