The court was deciding a plea filed by Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada, allegedly a close associate of Harmeet Singh, the head of the Pakistan-based outfit KLF.
Justice Secy Niraj Verma & Add'l Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati made the proposal in October, citing shortage of at least 4,000 judges in trial courts & long list of undertrials.
Special judge AK Lahoti said that though 8 May was to be judgment day, the records & evidence in the Malegaon blast case were voluminous & that he required more time.
Khanpuriya was detained at the Delhi airport after he reached here from Pakistan via Thailand, and then arrested. He has been taken to Mohali for questioning, say intelligence sources.
Beneath the uniform and the gallantry award was a man of rare humility. There was no trace of bravado in Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, no attempt to wear his achievements on his sleeve.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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