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Ex-Mumbai CoP Param Bir Singh withdraws libel case against Arnab Goswami, fined Rs 1,500

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Mumbai’s former Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh – who was suspended just a fortnight prior to his retirement – on Wednesday unconditionally withdrew his libel suit of Rs 90 lakh against Republic TV Chief Editor Arnab Goswami and his company ARG Outlier.

Permitting Singh to withdraw his suit, the Mumbai city civil court also imposed an cost of Rs 1,500 payable to Goswami, who had to engage a lawyer to defend himself.

Singh, who retired in June 2022, had filed the defamation suit in 2021 seeking Rs 90 lakh plus annual interest of 12 per cent from Goswami for allegedly defaming him and portraying him in a bad light.

Challenging it, Goswami’s legal team questioned the maintainability of the suit as Singh – who shot into limelight after exposing the sensational TRP scam in 2020 – was no longer the Mumbai police chief, and raised other points.

On Wednesday, Singh filed an application to withdraw the suit without any conditions, which was allowed and a token cost imposed.

Goswami’s lawyers informed that the court that there was no out-of-court settlement and it was (Singh’s) decision to withdraw it and they had no objections, and even demanded costs for the “immense torture” Goswami had undergone.

Noting that the plaintiff didn’t want to pursue the matter and sought to unconditionally withdraw the suit, the court allowed the same and asked Singh to pay up Rs 1,500 to Goswami.

Singh – who has family connections with a senior BJP leader from Nagpur – came under a cloud after a SUV laded with 20 gelatin sticks and a threat note to industrial tycoon Mukesh Ambani and his family was recovered near their iconic home Antilia on February 25, 2020, sparking off a national-international furore.

However, later he fell from grace with the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government after he hurled “hearsay” allegations of corruption and misuse of office against the then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is currently in jail since past 13 months in cases lodged by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation.

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Sashil Kodiyeri apologizes after tension over Marathi-Hindi controversy

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Maharashtra: In the context of the Mumbai Marathi-Hindi controversy, Shishil Kodia has apologized for his controversial statement. He said that his tweet was misrepresented. I am not against Marathi. I have been living in Mumbai and Maharashtra for the last 30 years. I am a fan of Raj Thackeray. I constantly comment positively on Raj Thackeray’s tweets. I tweeted in my emotions and I made a mistake. This tense and tense atmosphere should end. We need a favorable environment to accept Marathi. So I request you to forgive me for this mistake for Marathi. Earlier, Shishil Kodia had made a controversial statement about Marathi and refused to speak Marathi, due to which MNS workers attacked and pelted stones at Shishil’s company WeWork. After which Shishil has now apologized to X

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Maharashtra Marathi Hindi Controversy: Strict action will be taken against those who take law into their hands: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear on the Hindi-Marathi language dispute that linguistic discrimination and violence cannot be tolerated. If anyone instigates violence in the name of Marathi language or takes the law into his own hands, strict action will be taken against him because it is the government’s responsibility to maintain law and order. He said that in the Mira Road Hindi Marathi violence case, the police have registered a case and taken action.

A committee has been formed in the matter of Marathi and Hindi language. Whatever is better for the students on its recommendation, the government will implement it. No decision has been taken under anyone’s pressure. He said that the recommendation for Hindi language was made during the Maha Vikas Aghadi rule itself, but now these same people are opposing it. The public knows everything.

He said that in this election, BJP has got 51 percent Marathi votes. Violence and discrimination in the name of language cannot be tolerated. Marathi is a source of pride for us, but we do not oppose Hindi. What will happen if a Marathi businessman in another state is asked to speak his language? In Assam, he was asked to speak Assamese. He said that strict action will be taken against those who break the law.

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Case registered for burning copy of Hindi Marathi dispute order

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has registered a case against 200 to 300 activists including Deepak Pawar, Santosh Shinde, Santosh Kharat, Shashi Pawar, Yoginder Salulkar, Santosh Veer for protesting without permission, violating prohibitory orders and Police Act in the case of burning copy of order making Hindi language compulsory. The accused have been booked under Section 189(2), 190,223, Maharashtra Police Act at Azad Maidan Police Station. The case has been registered on the complaint of complainant Santosh Suraj Dhundiram Khot, 32 years.

According to the details, on June 29, between 2 and 3:30 pm, a copy of the government order against making Hindi i.e. third language compulsory in primary education was burnt without permission on BMC Road adjacent to Marathi Patkar Singh and the government order was violated. The accused had not taken any permission for this demonstration and had violated the prohibitory orders, following which a case has been registered against them, confirmed Mumbai Police. The case has been registered after recording the statement of the complainant.

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