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Dec 18, 2020 12:03 PM IST A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, RS Reddy and MR Shah sought response from Kunal Kamra and Rachita Taneja in six weeks on the notices issued in two separate cases.
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Nov 23, 2020 02:03 PM IST All public figures are subject to harsh criticism — often unfairly. For judges to use their powers to punish critics betrays a deep sense of insecurity
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Nov 19, 2020 04:13 PM IST Kunal Kamra is currently facing contempt charges for posting tweets alleging that the Supreme Court was partial and indulged in favouritism when it granted easy reprieve to TV news anchor Arnab Goswami after he was arrested in an abetment to suicide case
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Mar 20, 2020 08:00 PM IST The court said it was not going to entertain the matter as multiple causes of action had been raised in the petition.
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Mar 13, 2020 06:30 PM IST The decision comes after an internal committee of IndiGo, which originally banned Kamra for heckling a news anchor, in which Vistara and other airlines had a representative, found the comedian guilty of misbehaviour, said a person familiar with the matter.
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Feb 28, 2020 08:27 AM IST "... I have no comment to offer on IndiGo banning me for 3 months instead of the 6 months now," Kamra said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
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Feb 27, 2020 05:39 PM IST The country's largest airline had initially suspended Kamra for six months, effective from January 28.
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Feb 27, 2020 11:41 AM IST Justice Navin Chawla recorded the statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and asked it to take a decision on Kamra's representation within eight weeks.
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Feb 25, 2020 07:01 PM IST Earlier in February, Kamra had sought a compensation worth Rs 25 lakh from IndiGo and sent it a legal notice asking for an unconditional apology and revocation of the travel ban.
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Feb 25, 2020 12:40 PM IST In his petition, Kamra said he was banned by IndiGo for a six-month period before its internal committee even arrived at a decision while other airlines -- Air India, Spicejet and GoAir -- imposed an indefinite ban on him.
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Feb 14, 2020 02:15 PM IST When asked if he is the new poster boy of free speech in India, the comedian said he has no affection for the moniker.
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Feb 07, 2020 12:24 PM IST After the activists demonstrated for a while, the airline's ground security personnel intervened and requested them to return back to their seats
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Feb 05, 2020 08:40 PM IST The person, also named Kunal Kamra, had to produce two identity cards to prove his identity. He said that the entire situation was confusing as he had to seek clearance from both Jaipur airport security staff and Air India staff before boarding the flight.
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Feb 04, 2020 12:33 PM IST The noted filmmaker refused to fly IndiGo because he found the ban imposed on comedian Kunal Kamra to be absolutely unreasonable
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Feb 02, 2020 03:38 PM IST Besides IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir have also banned the stand-up comic from flying with them
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Feb 01, 2020 12:46 PM IST Kamra has sought a revocation of the six-month suspension, along with an unconditional apology from Indigo
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Jan 29, 2020 10:20 PM IST A railway official told IANS that the idea for the ban was adopted from the airlines, in particular, Indigo who barred the standup comedian from flying with it for six months.
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Jan 29, 2020 09:19 PM IST SpiceJet, GoAir and Air India have suspended Kamra from flying on their aircraft “till further notice”, while IndiGo was imposed a six-month suspension on the comedian.
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Jan 29, 2020 06:25 PM IST Since Kamra posted the video on Twitter, it has rapidly gained traction and became viral across all social media.
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Jan 29, 2020 03:26 PM IST Netizens are wondering why they didn’t adopt a similar approach for Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sadhvi Pragya Thakur
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Jan 29, 2020 12:45 PM IST The move comes after IndiGo, also in a tweet, said that it is suspending Kamra, "in the light of the recent incident", which occurred on board a flight from Mumbai to Lucknow.
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Jan 28, 2020 09:32 PM IST The airline has said in the tweet that Karma's conduct onboard was "unacceptable behaviour".