Rush Hour: Kunal Kamra gets pre-arrest bail, Justice Varma transferred to Allahabad HC and more

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Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has got interim anticipatory bail till April 7 from the Madras High Court in a case filed against him in Mumbai. The case is about satirical remarks that he ostensibly made about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The judge said he was satisfied at a preliminary level that Kamra would not be able to approach courts in Maharashtra for anticipatory bail.

Kamra said in his petition the Madras High Court had the jurisdiction to hear his anticipatory bail petition as he is a permanent resident of Tamil Nadu.

The case against the comedian in Mumbai was filed after he uploaded a video of a performance during which he alluded to Shinde as a “traitor”, pointing to the politician’s 2022 rebellion against Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, fracturing the party and toppling the Maharashtra government. Kamra, however, did not refer to Shinde by name.

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Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court has been transferred to the Allahabad High Court, his parent High Court, amid allegations that unaccounted cash was found at his home. The Supreme Court had recommended the transfer earlier this week, but had emphasised...

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