The Bombay High court said that Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has the right to express her thoughts through her Twitter account. The Bombay HC while hearing a criminal writ plea against the actress for her offensive tweets, said that the Queen actress had the fundamental right to express her views.
The petitioner alleged that Kangana has been spreading hatred between communities and has been hurting religion through her tweets.
A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik asked the Maharashtra government's lawyer, Jayesh Yagnik, who said, "This petition needs to be converted into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), otherwise many people will read newspapers and start coming to the court stating they are hurt. Constitutional right and constitutional remedy are different. This is a vague petition."
Deshmukh, who had previously filed two criminal complaints before a judge against the actress, had also named Kangana's sister Rangoli Chandel as an accused. The court will hear Deshmukh's petition on January 7.
The petitioner alleged that Kangana has been spreading hatred between communities and has been hurting religion through her tweets.
A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik asked the Maharashtra government's lawyer, Jayesh Yagnik, who said, "This petition needs to be converted into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), otherwise many people will read newspapers and start coming to the court stating they are hurt. Constitutional right and constitutional remedy are different. This is a vague petition."
Deshmukh, who had previously filed two criminal complaints before a judge against the actress, had also named Kangana's sister Rangoli Chandel as an accused. The court will hear Deshmukh's petition on January 7.