Delhi Riots-HC Refuses To Entertain Impleadment Application Challenging Maintainability Of Plea Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Politicians: Delhi High Court

[24 February 2022] The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain an impleadment application challenging the maintainability of the plea seeking registration of FIR against various politicians for allegedly making hate speeches to incite the Delhi riots of 2020. The impleadment application was filed in a plea moved by Shaikh Mujtaba, seeking registration of FIR and investigation against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma.
The Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani was of the view that the impleadment application could not be allowed as the applicant was neither a proper nor a necessary party.