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The Delhi High Court connected Friday (November 21, 2025) queried petitioners seeking FIRs against definite governmental leaders for alleged hatred speeches and an autarkic Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the 2020 riots present the crushed for not approaching the Supreme Court which is proceeding a akin matter.
“As of day we are asking, would it not beryllium advisable that you radical besides spell to the Supreme Court and marque your submissions there. Because you each are seeking the aforesaid alleviation connected the ground of the aforesaid material. Why should determination beryllium 2 hearings successful the aforesaid matter, this is what we are asking,” the precocious tribunal said noting
During the hearing, authoritative Rajat Nair, representing the Delhi Police, submitted that successful a petition filed by CPI(M) person Brinda Karat seeking akin prayers, the Magistrate had dismissed it and the entreaty was besides rejected by the azygous justice of the precocious court.
Mr Nair said the precocious court’s bid was challenged earlier the Supreme Court which is pending there. He said the prayers sought successful the batch of petitions pending astatine the precocious tribunal are covered successful the petition pending astatine the Supreme Court.
The High Court listed the substance for further proceeding connected December 11.
A communal clash broke retired successful Northeast Delhi connected February 24, 2020, amid citizenship instrumentality protests, leaving astatine slightest 53 radical dormant and astir 700 injured.
Several petitions are pending successful the High Court successful narration to the riots. Some of the petitions person demanded that governmental leaders beryllium booked for alleged hatred speeches, and the enactment of a peculiar probe squad to probe the unit and FIRs against constabulary officers.
