SC adjourns Sajjan Kumar’s plea challenging conviction, sentencing in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The apex court on Friday (Mar 15) adjourned the hearing of the plea by ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar challenging his conviction by the Delhi HC in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

The matter will be taken up after Holi holidays, the bench of Justices SA Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer said.

On Dec 17, 2018, the Delhi HC had convicted and sentenced Kumar to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life after which he had surrendered in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Aditi Garg following which he was taken into custody and sent to Mandoli jail.

Kumar then had moved the apex court challenging his conviction and sentencing in the case.

—India Legal Bureau

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