Overview

• The High Court stayed all proceedings against Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq until it resolves his challenge to the chargesheet and cognisance order
• Justice Sameer Jain’s bench directed the state government to file its response within three weeks
• Barq’s petition seeks to quash the June 18 chargesheet that accuses him of inciting violence during a November 24, 2024 survey at Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid
• The next hearing is set for September 9 when the court will review the Uttar Pradesh government’s reply
• A Special Investigation Team filed a detailed 1,000-page chargesheet after fatal clashes erupted during the mosque survey