![[Defamatory Remarks] 'Defamed RSS is a Calculated & Well-Planned Move': Lyricist Javed Akhtar Acquitted as Complainant Withdraws Case](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-5-1.jpg?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
Lyricist Javed Akhtar has been acquitted in a defamation case after the complainant, Advocate Santosh Dubey, withdrew the allegations regarding Akhtar’s comments about the RSS. The Mumbai court closed the matter on November 8, highlighting the complexities of free speech versus accountability in India’s socio-political discourse.
The Supreme Court has permitted the NIA to transfer a heroin smuggling case from Hoshiarpur to a special NIA court in Ahmedabad linked to the Mundra port drug haul. The NIA argued that consolidating the cases would streamline the trial process. This decision comes after the Ministry of Home Affairs transferred the probe to the NIA.
