NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has refused to allow early hearing of a plea seeking registration of FIR in relation to the attack on students and teachers at JNU on January 5 saying courts have to hear only urgent cases owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The court noted that investigations pertaining to the violence at JNU campus were in progress and dismissed the plea.
The case pertained to a plea filed by professor Sucharita Sen, who suffered head injuries during the attack allegedly by masked people inside the JNU campus on the date of incident and sought registration of FIR in a case.
The duty judge observed that Sen's plea seeking registration of FIR was pending hearing on June 18, 2020. Referring to a status report filed by the police on May 18, it was noted that Sen's medical examination had been carried out besides her statement too was recorded.
The court also found no plausible reasons for preponement of the plea seeking lodging of FIR. "Further, in the present condition posed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the courts are to take up only urgent matters. It is beyond the comprehension of the court as to what prejudice would be caused to the complainant if already pending plea is not preponed," it added.
Sen's counsel had urged the court to direct the police to lodge a separate FIR on Sen's allegations while relying on several judgment of the Supreme Court. "It is worth reiterating that the investigation of the FIR already registered against the mob violence at JNU is already in progress and high court has already directed to the investigating agency to expedite the matter," the court stated.
The court abstained from making observations on the arguments and the plea of a separate FIR for it could affect the final disposal of the plea seeking registration of FIR.
On May 5, a court had directed the crime branch of Delhi police to file a status report in the case.
"Let a status report be called from Crime Branch, New Delhi, within seven days from today... mentioning the details of the FIR and the action taken pursuant to it. Further proceedings shall be subject to the above requisite status report," the court had then said.
The court had called for the status report stated that "further proceedings shall be subject to the above requisite status report" and posted the hearing on May 18.
The court noted that investigations pertaining to the violence at JNU campus were in progress and dismissed the plea.
The case pertained to a plea filed by professor Sucharita Sen, who suffered head injuries during the attack allegedly by masked people inside the JNU campus on the date of incident and sought registration of FIR in a case.
The duty judge observed that Sen's plea seeking registration of FIR was pending hearing on June 18, 2020. Referring to a status report filed by the police on May 18, it was noted that Sen's medical examination had been carried out besides her statement too was recorded.
The court also found no plausible reasons for preponement of the plea seeking lodging of FIR. "Further, in the present condition posed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the courts are to take up only urgent matters. It is beyond the comprehension of the court as to what prejudice would be caused to the complainant if already pending plea is not preponed," it added.
Sen's counsel had urged the court to direct the police to lodge a separate FIR on Sen's allegations while relying on several judgment of the Supreme Court. "It is worth reiterating that the investigation of the FIR already registered against the mob violence at JNU is already in progress and high court has already directed to the investigating agency to expedite the matter," the court stated.
The court abstained from making observations on the arguments and the plea of a separate FIR for it could affect the final disposal of the plea seeking registration of FIR.
On May 5, a court had directed the crime branch of Delhi police to file a status report in the case.
"Let a status report be called from Crime Branch, New Delhi, within seven days from today... mentioning the details of the FIR and the action taken pursuant to it. Further proceedings shall be subject to the above requisite status report," the court had then said.
The court had called for the status report stated that "further proceedings shall be subject to the above requisite status report" and posted the hearing on May 18.
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