Today, On 20th November, In the 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case, Supreme Court today watched a video of Sharjeel Imam saying “Court ko uski naani yaad aajayegi” during the hearing. ASG Raju relied on the clip to oppose the bail pleas.
Tihar Jail told a Delhi court that accused godman Chaitanyananda is being held in “safe and secure custody” despite his claims of life threats inside prison. Jail officials said he named no one and assured the court that security measures are already in place.
Today, On 18th November, In the 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case, Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that earlier bail orders granted to co-accused cannot be treated as precedent in the ongoing bail plea of Umar Khalid.
Today, On 6th November, In the 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case, accused Umar Khalid and others have concluded their submissions before the Supreme Court. The Bench has scheduled the Delhi Police to begin presenting its arguments on November 11, continuing the high-profile hearing.
The Delhi High Court will hear in January jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s plea challenging the travel cost order for attending Parliament. His petition argues that imposing such expenses unfairly limits an elected representative’s ability to perform constitutional duties.
The NIA has requested the Delhi High Court to conduct a private hearing in its plea seeking the death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik. Malik, appearing via video from Tihar Jail, said he has been under “psychological torture” for three years awaiting the verdict.
The Delhi High Court gave a split verdict on jailed MP Engineer Rashid’s request asking the Centre to bear his Rs 17 lakh travel and security expenses for attending Parliament sessions. The case will now go to Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya for a final decision.
Today, On 6th November, In the 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case, accused Umar Khalid and others have concluded their submissions before the Supreme Court. The Bench has scheduled the Delhi Police to begin presenting its arguments on November 11, continuing the high-profile hearing.
Today, On 3rd November, Meeran Haider told the Supreme Court, “I specifically said Sharjeel Imam should not be allowed at the protest site,” while defending himself in the Delhi riots case, saying there is no evidence linking him to any violence under UAPA.
Today, On 3rd November, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Umar Khalid, told the Supreme Court that out of 751 Delhi riots FIRs, 116 cases have been tried and 97 ended in acquittals, with 17 involving fabricated documents, exposing poor investigation quality.
