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Bombay High Court seeks state reply on Tipu portrait plea
The Hindu··18 Sept
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked Maharashtra to reply to Deputy Mayor Shaan e Hind Nihal Ahmed's petition against removing a Tipu Sultan portrait from her office. Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna adjourned the case. Ahmed displayed portraits of national leaders. Nilesh Kakade objected to Tipu Sultan. Counsel cited a September 1965 circular.
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What It Means For You
- Ahmed can keep the portrait in place until the court rules after Maharashtra files its reply.
- Other leader portraits in her office are not challenged, only Tipu Sultan.
- A Nashik court portrait of Tipu Sultan cited in arguments may shape how officials apply the rule.
What's Happening
- The bench heard the petition on September 17, 2026 and granted time for a state response.
- Ahmed is Samajwadi Party deputy mayor of Malegaon Municipal Corporation.
- Kakade of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) complained about the Tipu Sultan portrait.
1965 portrait circular in court
- The petition cites a September 1965 circular and government resolutions on leader portraits.
- Counsel said listed circulars omit figures such as Bhagat Singh yet police object only to Tipu.
- The matter now waits on Maharashtra's written reply.
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