07 July,2010 08:46 AM IST | | MiD DAY Correspondent
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi University on a petition related to a "controversial and blasphemous" article on the Ramayana, which is part of the reading material of the B.A. (Honours) History course.
The petition sought a direction to Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental to place the report of an expert committee on the article before the university's Academic Council, which is responsible for maintenance of standards of instruction and education.u00a0
Petitioner Dina Nath Batra alleged the article, "Three hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three thoughts on Translation" by Prof. A.K. Ramanujam, was controversial and blasphemous.
The article is a part of the book used by second year students. The notice was issued by the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam and comprising Justice B.S. Chauhan.
