SRINAGAR : The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will hold a preliminary hearing in January on a plea by jailed Jammu Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh challenging the costs imposed on him for attending Parliament while in custody, The Tribune reported. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The matter was placed before Justice Ravinder Dudeja by the Chief Justice following a split verdict from a division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani. The bench had delivered opposing judgments on Rashid’s request to modify an earlier order requiring him to deposit approximately Rs 4 lakh with jail authorities to facilitate his attendance in Parliament.

Justice Dudeja listed the case for January 14, noting that a preliminary hearing is needed to determine

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