2020 Delhi Riots: Supreme Court irked over police seeking adjournment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi Police seeking adjournment of hearing on pleas against the bail granted to three student activists in the 2020 North East Delhi riots case on the ground that a senior law officer representing them was busy in another court.

A bench of justice SK Kaul and justice AS Oka observed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta may be busy in several matters, but some alternative arrangements have to be made so that the matter could be heard.

"...if no alternative arrangement is made, we will presume that the government has nothing to say in the matter," the bench said while posting the matter for hearing on February 21.