Cheap Publicity Stunt: Allahabad HC Imposes Cost On Petitioner Seeking Deprivation Of Citizenship Of JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs a PIL for revocation of citizenship of Kanhaiya Kumar, former President of the Students' Union, JNU, in connection to the 2016 Sedition Case. The Bench of Justices SK Gupta and Shamim Ahmed noted that the plea had been filed with the sole motive of gaining "cheap publicity" without even going through the provisions relating...