The bail petitions of Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi and several others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case will now have to be reargued before another bench of the Delhi High Court.
The bail petition by Gulfisha Fatima,Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi in the Delhi Riots case will be heard by another bench of Delhi Court.
Justice Siddharth Mridul who was heading the division bench hearing the cases pertaining to bail petitions of Gulfisha Fatima,Meeran Haider,Abdul Khalid Saifi and several others has now been elevated as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.
Earlier the matter was heard under the bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar in detail .Not only was the matter heard properly but also verdicts were reserved in the case.
A bench comprising of of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shalinder Kaur will deal with the cases.
The Delhi High Court was informed about the status of these cases. The bench was told that the matters have been pending for over a year and will have to be argued again.
The Court has listed the cases for arguments in the months of January and February 2024.
The transfer of Justice Bhatnagar who is supposedly going to hear the case has been recommend by the Supreme Court collegium for transfer of Justice Bhatnagar.It is important to note that the transfer is yet to be notified by the Central government.
A total of 10 bail cases related to Delhi riots conspiracy case are pending before the High Court.
The court has heard arguments in the bail petitions of Abdul Khalid Saifi, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, Shadab Ahmed, and Athar Khan in detail.
A Justice Mridul led bench had reserved its verdict in the bail appeals of Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa ur Rehman and Saleem Malik.
It is important to note that before the judgments were delivered, he was transferred to Manipur, where he presently sits as the Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice.
Meanwhile, the bail petitions of Sharjeel Imam and the State’s appeal seeking the cancellation of bail to another accused, Ishrat Jahan were also listed before a bench led by Justice Mridul. However, arguments did not commence in these matters.
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