The Delhi High Court granted the Centre time till 29 April on Tuesday, 4 February, to file a reply on the investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia during an anti-citizenship law protest.
The submission before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, stating the probe was at a ‘crucial stage’.
During the hearing, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for some students of Jamia, said 93 students and teachers filed complaints about alleged attacks on them by police but no FIR has been filed against the agency till date.
The other lawyers for the petitioners alleged that the government has not complied with the court order to file a response within four weeks of the last date of hearing on 19 December.
The bench, however, declined to pass any interim order and granted time till 29 April to the government to file a reply.
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