The Supreme Court of India heard two contempt petitions filed by Jamiat Ulama I Hind against Hitesh Dev Sarma and another. The petitioners' counsel stated that the prayer to punish the respondents for contempt of court has been deleted. The court ordered that the petitions will now be treated as interlocutory applications, issued notice to the respondents returnable within four weeks.

1. ITEM NO.8 Court No.1 (Video Conferencing) SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
CONMT.PET.(C) No.633/2020 in W.P.(C)No.274/2009
JAMIAT ULAMA I HIND Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
HITESH DEV SARMA & ANR. Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.113064/2020-EXEMPTION FROM FILING
AFFIDAVIT )
WITH
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 634/2020 in W.P.(C) No. 274/2009 (PIL-W)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.110475/2020-EXEMPTION FROM FILING
AFFIDAVIT)
Date : 29-01-2021 These petitions were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR
Mr. Nizam Pasha, Adv.
Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv.
Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv.
Mr. Akanksha Rai, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) states that the
petitioner(s) has deleted the prayer for punishing the respondents
for contempt of Courts.
These petitions will now be treated as Interlocutory
application(s).
Issue notice returnable within four weeks.
(MADHU BALA) (INDU KUMARI POKHRIYAL)
AR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
Digitally signed by
Madhu Bala
Date: 2021.01.29
17:52:36 IST
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