SC To Hear Plea Of Disqualified UP MLA Abdullah Azam Khan In Criminal Case

As Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan's conviction in a 15-year old criminal case resulted in his disqualification as an MLA, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear his plea against the Allahabad High Court's decision to refuse a stay on his conviction. With the appeal listed for hearing on April 21, Khan's lawyer's submissions were taken into account by the bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha.

PTI

Updated on: 20 April 2023 6:21 am

Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea of Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan against the Allahabad High Court decision refusing to stay his conviction in a 15-year old criminal case that led to his disqualification as an MLA.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha on Thursday took note of the submissions of Khan’s lawyer and agreed to list his appeal for hearing on April 21.

Khan was convicted and sentenced to two-year jail term in a criminal case pertaining to his involvement in blocking of roads during a dharna in Chhajlet area of Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. “We will list this tomorrow,” the CJI said.