Apex court allows Sanjay Dutt to extend visit abroad

October 1st, 2009 Sanjay Dutt was seen doing the Dussehra Arti at the Police Colony in Bandra on Monday night. Dressed in a casual T shirt and pyjamas, Sanjay looked tired, possibly after a long day at work.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday announced Nafisa Ali as its candidate from the Lucknow parliamentary constituency for upcoming general elections. Nafisa will replace actor Sanjay Dutt, who was denied permission to contest the Lok Sabha polls by the Supreme Court.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi party on Thursday appointed Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt as its National General Secretary. Dutt, who was barred from contesting the elections by the Supreme Court because of his conviction under the Arms Act in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, told reporters here today, "Mein dil se kam karoonga aur sach ke liye kam karoonga (I will work with my heart and for the truth).

March 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - Deshbhakti Andolan, the only organisation here which intervened in the Supreme Court against Sanjay Dutt's case, welcomed the apex court's ruling saying it is 'the first step against de-criminalisation of Indian politics.' Deshbhakti Andolan national convenor Avisha K. said the Supreme Court ruling has given a big boost to Indian democracy and the rule of law.

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Monday disallowed Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt to contest the general elections following his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said: "We are not inclined to suspend his conviction." "It is not a fit case to grant stay of conviction," the Bench also comprising Justices P Sathasivam and R M Lodha said.

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt Tuesday took on the Congress-led government, saying it had opposed him in the Supreme Court, which had refused to suspend his conviction in a criminal case and allow him to contest the polls. Dutt, who flew to Delhi from Lucknow after the apex court's order, told reporters: 'I don't want to accuse anyone, but just want to say that if anyone opposed (me) it is (the) government.' Flanked by Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh, the actor said: 'I will not leave Lucknow and will campaign for the Samajwadi Party throughout the country.' He said he was happy that the apex court exonerated him of the charges under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA).

March 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - All the major political outfits in Uttar Pradesh, including the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's order refusing to stay the conviction of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, Samajwadi Party's (SP) Lok Sabha candidate for Lucknow. 'Our party knew the fate of Sanjay Dutt,' BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra told reporters.

March 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood actor-turned- politician Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday said he was not surprised by the Supreme Court's decision to disallow him from contesting the upcoming general elections. "I was not surprised by the Supreme Court's decision.

March 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Saturday said it would not field a candidate against Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt if he contested from Lucknow. 'If Sanjay Dutt contests from Lucknow, we will not put up a candidate against him,' Digvijay Singh, Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, told reporters here in response to a question.

March 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday sought the stance of the union government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a lawsuit by Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt seeking suspension of his conviction in a criminal case to enable him to fight the forthcoming general elections. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of his conviction for possession of illegal arms during the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings to enable him to fight the forthcoming general elections. Dutt has been sentenced to six years in jail and is currently out on bail.

March 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - When Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was admitted to a hospital here for a 'check-up', he had two Bollywood film stars calling on him - Sanjay Dutt and Abhishek Bachchan. Amar Singh was admitted to the newly-inaugurated Kokilabehn Hospital Monday and Sanjay, who has joined the Samajwadi Party recently, was prompt to visit the leader.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actor Sanjay Dutt, who is out on bail in connection with illegal possession of arms in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, can stay abroad for two more weeks to attend a conference on malnutrition in New York as the UN's goodwill ambassador, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday granted permission to Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to travel to New York to attend a conference there in his capacity as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. The permission was granted by a bench of Chief Justice K.G.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Wednesday got the Supreme Court's permission to go to New York as the United Nation's 'goodwill ambassador' to attend a conference on malnutrition next month. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.