Two members belonging to the Tablighi Janmatwho had been accused of hiding in a mosque in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh from the authorities, and spreading the Covid-19 infection have been granted bail on Friday (August 21, 2020) by a local court.
After hearing the contentions and argument of their counsel, Additional district judge Veerbhadra Singh J. allowed the Bail Application filled by Ashraf from Kerala and Shahzan Ali from West Bengal respectively. Several members of Tablighi Janmat in Delhi had attended the mass religious gathering earlier this year despite the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The gathering was carried out across the state and elsewhere in the country in the month of March and April. Many of the attendees, who had traveled back to different states, were found to be infected with the virus.
A FIR has been registered against Prof. Mohammed Shahid and several others on 1st April under the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act at Shivkuti police station of Prayagraj and he was arrested on April 21. Later, the university administration suspended him. He has been arrested on the charge of arranging shelter for foreign and Indian Tablighi Jamaat members in the city and also for hiding the informing from the Police Department of the act he had done. On 2nd June, the local court had granted bail to Professor, who had been suspended as the faculty member of the Allahabad University, and eight other Tablighi Jamaat members who had been involved in the case.
SC allows Discharged Persons to travel to their home countries upon giving undertaking before the Revisional Court in Tablighi Jamaat Case [READ ORDER]
Judiciary
Jan 18, 2021
ADITI AGGARWAL
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In an order dated 13.01.2021, a three judge bench of Supreme Court Judges comprising of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Krishna Murari allowed discharged persons to return home Country on Furnishing undertaking to its registry under the case of Maulana Ala Hadrami & Ors v. Union of India.The learned senior counsel, Dr. Meneka Guruswamy submitted that 8 petitioners of the larger group of 35 petitioners from Delhi, whose discharge order had been confirmed by the...
SC Asks Trial Courts to Expedite Hearing in Cases Against Foreign Tablighi Jamaat Members
Judiciary
Nov 03, 2020
Parul Singhal
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The Supreme Court on Monday (2nd November 2020) asked the trial courts to expedite hearing in the pending cases against foreign Tablighi Jamaat members for alleged visa violations. Senior lawyer Maneka Guruswamy, appearing on behalf of some jamaat members, said the pleas seeking discharge of eight people are listed before trial courts on November 10. A bench of justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and Sanjiv Khanna observed, it has become a punishment for them, even after discharge...
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