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New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Monday granted a two day custody parole to Member parliament from North Kashmir Engineer Rashid to attend the parliament session on February 11 and 13.
The bench, led by Justice Vikas Mahajan, stated that Rashid Engineer would be escorted by police officials under tight security to and from the parliament.
The High Court imposed several conditions, including a ban on his use of mobile phones, landlines, or the Internet. Additionally, Rashid is prohibited from addressing the media or interacting with anyone during this period.
The HC clarified that the custody parole was granted due to Rashid’s current lack of a remedy regarding the adjudication of his bail application, which is delayed because of the issue surrounding the designation of a court.
Justice Mahajan remarked, “Custody parole is being granted for two days, as he does not have a remedy at this time.”
On Friday the High Court had reserved the order on an application moved by Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing parliament session amidst a jurisdictional row.
However, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), opposing Engineer custody parole, emphasised that his request was generic and stressed that he had no speech to deliver.
Senior advocate N Hariharan, representing Rashid Engineer, clarified that the Centre’s allocation to Jammu & Kashmir has decreased by one thousand crores. He emphasised the need to present his points in parliament. With only two days remaining in the first half of the session, he mentioned the urgency of raising issues relevant to their regions with the ministries.
After noting the submissions, Justice Vikas Mahajan’s bench reserved the order regarding the grant of custody parole. The main petition has been scheduled for a hearing on February 11.
