Mohammed Zubair has prayed that these FIRs be clubbed with the one filed first regarding his 2018 tweet and also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate his case.
Personal attacks have been made against two judges of the Supreme Court for their strong remarks against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma leading to a dangerous scenario where judges will now have to consider what the media thinks instead of what the law really demands
The plea was presented by Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves before the Supreme Court vacation bench of Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice JK Maheshwari. The bench granted the interim relief subject to restrictions imposed by the Sitapur court and has ordered him to appear before a regular bench on Monday.
The matter of AltNews co-founder Mohamamed Zubair will be next heard on July 27, the Delhi High Court gave the police two weeks time to file its counter-affidavit and file a rejoinder if required within a week.
Mohammed Zubair was arrested by Delhi Police on Monday evening in a case over a tweet that was shared in 2018 for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments.