SC defers Azam Khan petition challenging his age certification
05-Nov-2024 08:52 PM 2684
New Delhi, Nov 5 (Reporter) The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the plea by Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Abdullah Azam Khan Challenging the 2023 Allahabad High Court order refusing to stay his conviction in a 15 year old case leading to his disqualification as an MLA Khan has pleaded that he was a juvenile when the offence happened and sought suspension of his conviction Khan was convicted for offence during a Dharna staged along with his father. He was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment under Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). On September 26, the top court had directed the District Judge, Rampur to submit a report regarding the date of birth of Khan A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar took up the matter today. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khan, said, " Nothing is left here to explain. I have been declared juvenile in all the reports,". The Court posted the matter for Friday...////...
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