Overview

• Justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan adjourned the petitions by Khalid, Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa-ur-Rehman to Monday, September 22.
• The same case was deferred on September 12 after the bench said the supplementary files arrived around 2:30 a.m., leaving insufficient time for review.
• Hindustan Times reported that Justice Manmohan recused, and the matter will be placed before the Chief Justice of India for re-listing before an appropriate bench.
• The appeals contest a Delhi High Court ruling on September 2 that refused bail to nine accused, finding their roles in an alleged ‘larger conspiracy’ to be prima facie grave under the UAPA.
• Delhi Police oppose bail, calling the 2020 unrest a premeditated plot; the riots in north-east Delhi left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured, and the petitioners have been in custody since 2020.