SC stays criminal contempt proceedings against Arundhati Roy
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal contempt proceedings against author Arundhati Roy in the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. The proceedings were initiated by the HC in 2015 taking cognisance of Roy's alleged remarks against the judiciary for not granting bail to former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who was facing criminal charges for alleged Maoist links.