Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will hear the police before deciding on a plea seeking to fast-track the registration of an FIR in connection with violence at Jamia Millia Islamia in Dec 2019.
A bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup Jairam Bhambhani said an order could be passed only after hearing both sides. The police raised serious objections to the petitioners’ application seeking to amend the prayers in the petition to seek additional relief.
“We cannot hear the matter on lodging of an FIR unless we allow the amendment application. For allowing this application, there is serious opposition taken by the state, and that side has to be heard before passing any order,” the bench pointed out.
Several petitions were filed in the aftermath of the violence before the high court, seeking directions for setting up a special investigation team (SIT), a commission of inquiry, or a fact-finding committee, for medical treatment, grant of compensation, and registration of FIRs against the erring police officers.
Mayank Rawat
