Supreme Court closes criminal proceedings against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad. PIC/X/@SachinGuptaUP

The Supreme Court on Monday closed the criminal proceedings pending before the trial court concerned against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad after the Haryana government told the top court that it has decided not to grant sanction to prosecute.

"As a one-time magnanimity, we have closed the issue by not according sanction. He may be warned not to indulge in similar activity in future," Additional Solicitor General S V Raju told the bench.

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