Delhi High Court allowed Sheikh Abdul Rashid to meet father at AIIMS Delhi daily for 12 hours till May 10, with police escort and mandatory return to jail.
The National Investigation Agency claimed that Yasin Malik used contacts with Pakistan’s PM and President to push Kashmir’s secession agenda. The High Court will now hear arguments on whether his life sentence in the terror funding case should be increased.
The Supreme Court questioned the NIA for relying on speeches from the 1990s while opposing Shabir Ahmed Shah’s bail in a terror funding case. The Bench asked how decades-old material recovered in 2019 could justify his continued detention of over six years.
The Delhi High Court asked the NIA to consider imposing a geographical restriction instead of opposing bail for Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid in the terror funding case. The Court observed that limited movement conditions could be explored, noting he is a sitting Member of Parliament.
Delhi High Court dismissed jailed MP Engineer Rashid’s appeal against framing of charges in a UAPA case, holding such orders interlocutory. Relying on a December 2025 coordinate bench ruling, court said appeals under the NIA Act were not maintainable.
The Delhi High Court has listed April 22, 2026, to hear the National Investigation Agency’s appeal seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik. The court granted four weeks to the NIA to file its response, observing that there was “no urgency” as Malik is already serving a life sentence.
A Delhi court granted Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid permission to attend the Parliament budget session beginning January 28, his counsel confirmed. The approval is subject to conditions and comes as his appeal remains pending before Delhi High Court.
A Delhi court has asked the NIA to respond to jailed MP Engineer Rashid’s plea seeking custody parole to attend the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament. The matter has been listed for further hearing on January 21.
The Supreme Court questioned the NIA for repeatedly delaying Shabir Ahmed Shah’s bail hearing in the terror-funding case. The Court fixed the next date as January 7 and made it clear that no further adjournments will be allowed.
The Supreme Court remarked that stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir is “not a very ordinary action” while hearing Shabir Shah’s bail plea. The court asked him to approach the J&K government for his detention order as NIA seeks more time to respond.
