Was India’s ban on Salman Rushdie’s novel ’The Satanic Verses’ “unofficial”. Can you find the book in Indian stores now that the Delhi High Court said the Customs notification banning the import of the author’s book has to be presumed to be non-existent.

India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban.

India’s ban on the import of author Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has been overturned by the Delhi High Court due to a remarkable situation – the original notification cannot be found. The 1988 magic realism novel,