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Padmaavat row: Supreme Court to hear contempt pleas against Karni Sena next week

Padmaavat row: Supreme Court to hear contempt pleas against Karni Sena next week

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A couple of petitions were filed to seek contempt proceedings against Karni Sena leaders

The apex court will hear the petitions filed against Karni Sena leaders on January 29.

A couple of petitions were filed to seek contempt proceedings against Karni Sena leaders -- Lokendra Singh Kalvi, its National President Suraj Pal and a member Karam Singh -- for obstructing the release of the film and meddling with the and order.

Pune-based social activist Tehseen Poonawala and a Mumbai lawyer Vineet Dhandha have initiated the petitions.

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The petitioners brought to the judicial notice the fact that Karni Sena's actions violated SC's order of staying the ban on the film's release.

The three-member bench includes Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.

TheSupreme Court will also hear the contempt pleas against 4 states for no-show.