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Topic2020 Delhi riots

Topic: 2020 Delhi riots

Delhi riots larger conspiracy case: Umar Khalid granted interim bail to attend sister’s wedding

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai granted interim bail to Umar Khalid from December 16 to December 29. He has been in custody since September 13, 2020.

SC refuses 2 weeks for Delhi Police response to bail for 2020 riots conspiracy accused, gives 3 days

‘We have given you enough time’, the Supreme Court bench said, adding that accused had already been in jail for 5 years.

SC defers bail hearing of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to October end in 2020 riots case

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria deferred the matter after additional Solicitor General asked for more time to file response to plea.

Delhi riots conspiracy case trial is caught in a loop—500+ dates, 160+ adjournments and counting

New Delhi: Five years ago, the national capital witnessed one of the deadliest Hindu-Muslim riots in post-Partition history. For three days, northeast Delhi burned...

Umar Khalid moves SC against Delhi HC verdict denying bail in 2020 Delhi riots case

The former JNU scholar was refused bail in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal riots.

Speedy trial a right but delay by accused: What HC said denying Tasleem Ahmed bail in 2020 riots case

Ahmed was arrested on 19 June, 2020, and has been in custody without significant progress in trial. He cited violation of constitutional right to liberty for seeking bail.

Why Delhi HC rejected bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 riots case

A hurried trial would be detrimental to the rights of both the appellants and the state, the bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said.

Delhi HC rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 Delhi riots case

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had reserved its verdict on 9 July after hearing the batch of petitions, which had been pending in HC since 2022.

Delhi Feb 2020 riots: High Court seeks police reply on accused discharge plea in cop murder case

The accused Mohd Khalid has challenged a trial court's 22 November, 2024 order on framing charges against him and 24 other accused in the case.

Trial court asks police to file response on Tasleem Ahmed’s interim bail in Delhi riots case

Ahmed, accused in larger conspiracy caser linked to the 2020 riots, has requested a 15-day interim bail, citing his son's admission to a new school for upcoming academic session.

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It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

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Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.