<p>A bench of justices A K Ganguly and J S Khehar allowed Shetty's plea to shift the criminal proceedings from different courts of Rajasthan to a court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai.<br /><br />The apex court had on May 15, 2007, stayed the proceedings against the actress on her petition seeking the transfer of all cases related to the controversy to Mumbai.<br /><br />While staying the proceedings, it had also stayed the order of a Rajasthan court restraining Shetty from going abroad.</p>.<p>While seeking the quashing of criminal cases registered against her in the judicial magistrate's courts in Jodhpur, Jaipur and Mundawar (Alwar), Shetty had also sought a stay on proceedings until the transfer plea was decided.</p>.<p>The April 15, 2007, kissing incident during an AIDS awareness programme in the national capital had sparked a controversy.<br /><br />The apex court had in May 2008 also stayed an arrest warrant issued by a Jaipur court against Gere, while terming the complaint against him as just a "publicity hunting".</p>.<p>Pointing out that "the filing of such complaint and order brings bad name to the country," the court had said Gere was free to visit and leave the country. </p>
<p>A bench of justices A K Ganguly and J S Khehar allowed Shetty's plea to shift the criminal proceedings from different courts of Rajasthan to a court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai.<br /><br />The apex court had on May 15, 2007, stayed the proceedings against the actress on her petition seeking the transfer of all cases related to the controversy to Mumbai.<br /><br />While staying the proceedings, it had also stayed the order of a Rajasthan court restraining Shetty from going abroad.</p>.<p>While seeking the quashing of criminal cases registered against her in the judicial magistrate's courts in Jodhpur, Jaipur and Mundawar (Alwar), Shetty had also sought a stay on proceedings until the transfer plea was decided.</p>.<p>The April 15, 2007, kissing incident during an AIDS awareness programme in the national capital had sparked a controversy.<br /><br />The apex court had in May 2008 also stayed an arrest warrant issued by a Jaipur court against Gere, while terming the complaint against him as just a "publicity hunting".</p>.<p>Pointing out that "the filing of such complaint and order brings bad name to the country," the court had said Gere was free to visit and leave the country. </p>