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It is available in bookstores across the State. Ravi Deecee, CEO of DC Books, confirmed the move, affirming that the publisher always stood with its readers and its writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: A\u00a0SC Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra\u00a0expounded that,\u201dCraftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected, seeking to ban the book &#8216;Meesha&#8217; for allegedly depicting Hindu women visiting temples in derogatory light, saying the Top court said craftsmanship of a writer deserves to be respected&#8221;. 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