Notably, Shehla Rashid opposed the government's decision to split Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories after it lost its autonomy on August 5, 2019, and she was a strong opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
A 5-judge Constitution bench, headed by Justice NV Ramana, started the hearing with senior advocate Raju Ramachandran arguing the case on behalf of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal, Shehla Rashid, and other petitioners.
Rashid said, she can't be a party to the exercise of legitimising the "suppression" of people.
Rashid, who is also a JNU PhD scholar, was booked for sedition on a criminal complaint by Supreme Court lawyer Alok Srivastav who had sought her arrest.
The Uttarakhand Police has started taking action against individuals who were found guilty of spreading false information about Kashimiri students locking themselves in hostel rooms in Dehradun fearing reprisals from a mob.
Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who has courted several controversies earlier for his abusive tweets, has now been accused of sexually harassing a flight attendant.
Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has courted controversy yet again after allegedly using derogatory language against a woman.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid was shot at by an unidentified miscreant outside the Constitution Club on Monday.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday threatened to take legal action after JNU students rights activist Shehla Rashid accused him…
