Important matters heard by Delhi High Court on Tuesday, January 17

Important matters heard by Delhi High Court on Tuesday, January 17: * HC said it will hear together on January 30 two separate pleas by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking regular bail and interim bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.

* HC granted time to the Centre and the city government to file replies to a plea seeking de-recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party for allegedly using public money for promoting the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in contravention of the Constitution of a secular country.

* Hearing a plea by the family members of the victims of a 2016 terrorist attack in Dhaka against the release of Hansal Mehta's film which is said to be based on the incident, the HC asked the parties to sit together to resolve their differences.

* HC dismissed a man's petition seeking to be appointed as a judicial officer at the Delhi Higher Judicial Service by creating a supernumerary vacancy and to de-reserve the vacancies reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, saying he does not have an indefeasible right to be appointed.

* HC granted a final opportunity of four weeks to the AAP government to expedite the process of filling vacant posts of public prosecutors in courts, observing that the huge backlog of cases in the criminal justice system can be remedied only if these vacancies are filled up at the earliest.

* HC stayed an order of the Chief Information Commission directing the Central Board of Direct Taxes to provide information relating to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is looking after construction and management of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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