: Kafeel Khan case: UP moves SC against High Court order quashing doctor’s detention under NSA #IndiaNEWS The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking to challenge the Allahabad

Kafeel Khan case: UP moves SC against High Court order quashing doctor’s detention under NSA #IndiaNEWS
The Uttar Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court, seeking to challenge the Allahabad High Court’s order quashing the detention of Dr Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act, Live Law reported on Saturday. The Adityanath-led government filed a special leave petition on October 26, and the matter is to be listed before the Supreme Court on December 17. In September, the Allahabad High Court had revoked the charges under the National Security Act against Khan. He had been in custody since January 29 for making allegedly inflammatory remarks during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Aligarh Muslim University in December last year. The court in its order had said that Khan’s speech did not “disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence??? and had termed the three extensions of his detention as illegal.The plea, which has also been joined by the Central government, claimed that Khan has a history of committing various offences, which have led to disciplinary actions, his suspension from service, registration of First Information Reports against him and the invocation of National Security Act, The Leaflet reported.Referring to the speech Khan delivered at the Aligarh Muslim University, the petition contended that he ignored orders regarding imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It said that...Read more

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