Request for sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, others pending before Delhi govt: Police tells court

New Delhi: A Delhi court has asked the Delhi government to decide within one month on the sanctions to prosecute former Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru University JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Khurana said the delay in taking a decision on the matter has caused wastage of judicial time as the case had been listed and adjourned repeatedly since the filing of the charge sheet.

The court passed the directions after the Delhi Police informed the court that the file regarding sanction is pending with the Home Department.