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- The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to file a reply to a petition filed by Malegaon Deputy Mayor Shaan e Hind Nihal Ahmed.
- The petition challenges communications from the Maharashtra Police asking her to remove a portrait of Tipu Sultan from her office in the Malegaon Municipal Corporation building.
- Ms. Ahmed, of the Samajwadi Party, had displayed portraits of several leaders including Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Gandhi and Tipu Sultan, and the complaint against the Tipu Sultan portrait came from Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Nilesh Kakade.
- Her counsel argued that a 1965 circular and Government Resolutions permit portraits of national leaders in government premises, and that only the Tipu Sultan portrait has been objected to.
- The court has adjourned the case, so the outcome will determine whether the portrait can stay in her office.
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- The Maharashtra government's reply to the High Court in the case.
- The court's next hearing and decision on the petition.
- Any further police or government action on the Tipu Sultan portrait in Malegaon.
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M.M. Vashi
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“the court in Nashik has a portrait of Tipu Sultan and no action has been taken.”
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…Government Resolutions cited by the respondents do not name figures such as Abdul Kalam Azad, Fatima Shaikh and Bhagat Singh. He said the respondents object only to the portrait of Tipu Sultan. Mr. Vashi further said the court in Nashik has a portrait of Tipu Sultan and no action has been taken. Published - September 18, 2026 05:54 am IST…
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Named India · Malegaon Municipal Corporation · Samajwadi Party · Advait Sethna · Bombay High Court · Maharashtra · Maharashtra Police · Mahesh Chandra Tripathi · M.M. Vashi · Nilesh Kakade · Shaan e Hind Nihal Ahmed · Shiv Sena
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