SC to listen to Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair’s plea right this moment itself for quashing of FIRs in UP

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday mentioned that it could hear Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea right this moment itself looking for to quash six FIRs lodged towards him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging spiritual emotions.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna mentioned that it could take up the matter on the finish of the board after it was knowledgeable by advocate Vrinda Grover, showing for Zubair that he’s being produced earlier than Hathras courtroom right this moment and the remand order can be handed.

She mentioned that the matter requires an pressing listening to as there’s a risk to his life. “The FIR was lodged towards Zubair by the complainant after a money prize was placed on his head. This is identical FIRs and similar allegations and similar tweet. He is being produced earlier than totally different courts of UP and remanded to judicial custody.

Today, he’s being produced earlier than Hathras courtroom”, she mentioned. The bench requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to help within the matter which it’ll take up after a break of 15-20 minutes.

Earlier, within the day, Zubair by way of Grover sought an pressing itemizing of his plea within the high courtroom looking for quashing of FIRs lodged in UP.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took notice of the submissions of Zubair’s lawyer that the petitioner, a truth checker, and journalist, has been dealing with a slew of FIRs and his plea wanted an pressing listening to.

“List it earlier than Justice DY Chandrachud. You can point out earlier than that bench,” mentioned the bench. The contemporary plea of Zubair has additionally challenged the structure of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Uttar Pradesh authorities to probe the six instances.

The plea mentioned all of the six FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh which were transferred to the SIT for investigation are the subject material of the FIR which is being probed by the Delhi Police particular cell. Separate FIRs have been lodged towards Zubair in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Hathras districts on fees of allegedly hurting spiritual emotions, making sarcastic remarks on information anchors, disrespecting Hindu gods, and inflammatory posts.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday mentioned that it could hear Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea right this moment itself looking for to quash six FIRs lodged towards him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging spiritual emotions.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna mentioned that it could take up the matter on the finish of the board after it was knowledgeable by advocate Vrinda Grover, showing for Zubair that he’s being produced earlier than Hathras courtroom right this moment and the remand order can be handed.

She mentioned that the matter requires an pressing listening to as there’s a risk to his life. “The FIR was lodged towards Zubair by the complainant after a money prize was placed on his head. This is identical FIRs and similar allegations and similar tweet. He is being produced earlier than totally different courts of UP and remanded to judicial custody.

Today, he’s being produced earlier than Hathras courtroom”, she mentioned. The bench requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to help within the matter which it’ll take up after a break of 15-20 minutes.

Earlier, within the day, Zubair by way of Grover sought an pressing itemizing of his plea within the high courtroom looking for quashing of FIRs lodged in UP.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took notice of the submissions of Zubair’s lawyer that the petitioner, a truth checker, and journalist, has been dealing with a slew of FIRs and his plea wanted an pressing listening to.

“List it earlier than Justice DY Chandrachud. You can point out earlier than that bench,” mentioned the bench. The contemporary plea of Zubair has additionally challenged the structure of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Uttar Pradesh authorities to probe the six instances.

The plea mentioned all of the six FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh which were transferred to the SIT for investigation are the subject material of the FIR which is being probed by the Delhi Police particular cell. Separate FIRs have been lodged towards Zubair in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Hathras districts on fees of allegedly hurting spiritual emotions, making sarcastic remarks on information anchors, disrespecting Hindu gods, and inflammatory posts.