New Delhi: The Gujarat Government on Tuesday
told the Supreme Court that it is considering filing an appeal
against the verdict of the state High Court striking down the
notification banning Jaswant Singh's controversial book on
Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
This was conveyed by the state government counsel
during the hearing of a petition filed by Singh challenging
the ban on his book 'Jinnah-India, Partition, Independence'.
The apex court admitted a petition and posted the
matter for further hearing on October 20.
"Since the notification challenged in the writ
petition has been struck down, no interim order is required to
be passed at this stage," a Bench comprising Justices Altamas
Kabir and Cyriac Joseph said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, September 08, 2009, 13:37