New Delhi, March 16 -- The Haryana government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided not to grant sanction to prosecute Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his social media posts relating to Operation Sindoor, India's cross-border military action following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
Taking note of the State's stand that it will not grant sanction for the prosecution of Prof Mahmudabad, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recorded that the issue would not proceed further, though it advised the professor to exercise greater caution in his public remarks in future.
The Bench was told by Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Haryana governmen...