Delhi HC refuses to stay Delhi Police’s decision to declare AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan as a ‘BC’
Op IndiaThe Delhi High Court, Wednesday, refused to provide interim relief to AAP leader Amanatullah Khan who had filed a petition challenging a Delhi police order declaring him a ‘history sheeter’ and a ‘bad character’ of the Jamia Nagar area due to the large number of crimes he was accused of. The High Court bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain declined to stay the decision taken by the Delhi police, however the court asked the police to respond to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s petition. In his plea filed in the Delhi High Court, the AAP MLA for the Okhla constituency had asked for the ‘History Sheet’ opened against him by the Delhi police to be quashed, as well as the proposal proclaiming him a ‘Bad Character.’ He has also attempted to get his name removed from the Surveillance Register, which was put to keep close watch on his activities. It further issued a notice to the Delhi police asking them to respond to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s petition.