By way of PTI
MUMBAI: A periods court docket right here on Friday stayed the summons issued to West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee until March 25 in a case concerning her disrespecting the nationwide anthem.
Vivekanand Gupta, a functionary of the BJP’s Mumbai unit, had approached the Justice of the Peace court docket with a grievance alleging that Banerjee didn’t stand when the nationwide anthem used to be performed at an match all the way through her seek advice from to Mumbai in December 2021.
Taking cognisance of the grievance, the Justice of the Peace court docket had issued summons to Banerjee previous this month. It had directed her to look prior to the court docket on March 2. The West Bengal leader minister had challenged the decrease court docket’s order prior to the periods court docket.
Because the topic got here up for its first listening to on Friday, pass judgement on R N Rokade issued a understand to the respondent (Gupta) and stayed the summons issued by way of the Justice of the Peace court docket until March 25, when the topic is indexed for look.
Gupta has accused Banerjee of disrespecting the nationwide anthem. He additionally demanded that an FIR be registered in opposition to her beneath provisions of the Prevention of Insults to Nationwide Honour Act.