Delhi HC questions basis of plea on Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhatt graves; petition withdrawn

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the lack of evidence in a Public Interest Litigation seeking the removal of the graves of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat from Tihar Jail.

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The petition was subsequently withdrawn, with liberty granted to refile it with supporting material.

BENCH QUESTIONS LACK OF EVIDENCE

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing the PIL filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh through Advocate Barun Sinha.

The petition claimed that the burial sites near Jail No. 3 had turned the prison complex into a “radical pilgrimage spot” for extremist groups, in violation of the Delhi Prisons Rules, 2018 and the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act.

The Bench, however, pressed the petitioner to substantiate the allegations.