The Supreme Court on Monday (March 16, 2026) quashed criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad for his social media posts on ‘Operation Sindoor’ after the Haryana Government informed that it has refused sanction for his prosecution.
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In a previous hearing, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant had asked the Haryana government to refuse sanction as a “one-time gesture of magnanimity”.
The State, on Monday (March 16, 2026), appearing through Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, said it had accepted the court’s suggestion. Mr. Raju urged the court to caution Mr. Mahmudabad to not “indulge in such acts in future”.
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