Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 10: A Delhi Special Court on Monday nullified a trial court’s order directing “further investigation” into the alleged involvement of Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.

Special Judge Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts ruled that the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) had committed a “serious jurisdictional error” while considering a complaint lodged by Mohammad Ilyas of Yamuna Vihar. The complaint implicated Mishra, along with Mustafabad MLA and Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht, and former BJP MLA Jagdish Pradhan, in instigating the violence.

The Special Court’s order stated that the ACJM “exceeded its mandate” and acted beyond the scope of Section 175(3) of the BNSS. Instead of

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