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The Telangana High Court connected Friday quashed 2 transgression cases registered against Osmania University prof C. Kaseem 3 years ago.
The FIRs were issued against the prof for convening and participating successful a objection earlier the College of Arts and Social Sciences connected OU field successful February, 2023. The objection was held urging the authorities to capable up the vacant posts successful the university.
The past assemblage authorities issued circulars prohibiting demonstrations connected the field premises. The OU constabulary booked cases for usurpation of the orders fixed by the assemblage officials. Professor Kaseem, who is presently the Principal of the Arts College, filed transgression petitions successful the HC seeking a absorption to acceptable speech the FIRs.
Advocate Rahul, appearing for the professor, contended that conception 188 of Indian Penal Code invoked against the prof came nether the gambit of conception 195 of Criminal Procedure Code. As per conception 195 of Cr.P.C., the assemblage Registrar should person specifically lodged ailment with the section magistrate for usurpation of the orders not to clasp demonstrations connected the campus.
This process was not followed successful the case, the lawyer argued. Justice N. Tukarmaji of the HC, aft proceeding contentions of the authorities and the petitioner counsels, quashed the cases holding that the procedural mandate nether conception 195 was not followed.
