After Salman Khan Skips Panel Hearing Maharashtra Women Commission Issues A Fresh Summon

Admin 30-Jun-2016 15:19:45 Inothernews

After Salman Khan Skips Panel Hearing Maharashtra Women Commission Issues A Fresh Summon


Calling Salman's rape comment “callous and condemnable”, NCW had issued Salman a notice last week, giving him seven days to reply. While the world reacted and social media got divided into two, Salman Khan did not give a flying F***! Salman Khan had sent a letter to the panel yesterday through his lawyer stating that the case is already being heard by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the matter cannot be heard simultaneously at two places. The letter that was sent by Salman's team to the panel on Tuesday through his lawyer stated that since the case is already being heard by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the matter cannot be heard simultaneously at two places. The NCW chief had earlier said that if the actor did not give a satisfactory reply then he could be asked to appear before the Commission. After considering his response, the panel expressed displeasure over the actor’s argument. In a media statement, MSCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said: "The Commission and its members today went through the letter given by the actor and we found it unsatisfactory. The letter says that case is already being heard by NCW and henceforth it would tantamount to a case of double zero party. But we are of the view that our state commission has been conferred with concurrent powers and the case can be heard at both the places simultaneously. We have rejected his contention that this as an example of double jeopardy .Double jeopardy applies to the fact that a person cannot be punished twice for the same crime, not that the case cannot be taken up by two different authorities. The NCW and MSWC have concurrent rights. Salman is a resident of Maharashtra so we certainly have the right to process the matter” Salman clearly is in no mood to apologize and therefore after he failed to turn up today, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) has now appeared a fresh summon to Salman Khan, asking him to appear before it on July 7 over his rape remarks. The notice initially summoned him on July 7 but since the festival of Eid ul' Fitr might occur on this day, Mahila Aayog may revise the date.



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