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After a 36-year ban, Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ can now be imported into India due to a Delhi court ruling. The ban was lifted due to a missing notification banning the book’s import, leaving the import restrictions void. However, it remains unclear whether bookstores will stock the novel, with publishers and sellers needing to decide on their next steps.

A Delhi court has ruled that India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ may be lifted after authorities failed to provide the original notification document used to ban the book’s import. The ruling could pave the way for the novel’s availability in India for the first time in decades.