Salman Rushdie, India and The Satanic Verses

India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses due to bizarre legal loophole
Excerpts from the book along with an interview of Rushdie ran in an Indian magazine in September 1988, which led to Indian politicians Syed Shahabuddin and Khurshid Alam Khan demanding a ban. On 5 October 1988, the Indian government banned the import of The Satanic Verses via a customs order by the Ministry of Finance.
Legal Loophole Ends India Ban On Salman Rushdie Book
Rushdie, 77, lived in hiding for years after Iran's first supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered his killing for what he deemed the book's blasphemous nature.
India ban on Rushdie’s Satanic Verses may ease on legal loophole
India, while mostly Hindu, has the world’s third-largest Muslim population at around 200 million. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Delhi high court shuts plea against ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’
Says that since authorities failed to produce the relevant notification, it has to be presumed that it does not exist.
Delhi HC lifts import ban on ‘The Satanic Verses’: Why was Rushdie’s controversial book banned?
Delhi High Court rules no evidence of ban on Salman Rushdie`s controversial novel, sparking debate on censorship and free speech.
Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported in India as Court Told 1988 Ban Order Untraceable
Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' Can Be Imported in India as Court Told 1988 Ban Order Untraceable By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been ...
Notification banning ‘The Satanic Verses’ untraceable, HC told
The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be “non-existent”.
'No Such Notification Exists': Delhi HC Disposes Of Petition Against Import Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses”.
Delhi HC closes plea against ban on Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ban the import of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel, "The Satanic Verses", in 1988,
'Infructuous': Delhi HC closes petition against ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'
The book was banned in 1988 by the Congress government claiming that it could give rise to law and order problems.
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India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order ‘untraceable’
A court in India has lifted a three-decade ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses after authorities were unable to ...
India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ may ease now. Why has the book been so controversial?
India banned Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses book, citing it to be blasphemous. Now, after so many years, it seems ...
No more import ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'? HC says 1988 order untraceable
Delhi high court on Thursday shut the proceedings on a petition challenging the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to ...
High Court Overturns Ban On Salman Rushdie's Controversial Novel 'The Satanic Verses' As Documents Go Missing
The Delhi High Court has removed a 36-year-old ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s contentious novel The Satanic ...
Delhi HC lifts import ban on Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' after 36 years due to 'untraceable' document
The import ban on Salman Rushdie's controversial work, 'The Satanic Verses' has been lifted. File image The Delhi High ...
Missing order sparks questions about banned Rushdie book in India
The Satanic Verses, criticised by some Muslims as blasphemous, was banned in India shortly after its release, sparking protests worldwide. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for ...