Delhi HC Dismisses Plea To Remove Graves Of Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhatt From Tihar Jail

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition that sought the removal of the graves of Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from within Tihar Jail, where both men were executed following death sentences.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela allowed the petitioners to withdraw the plea after their counsel, sensing the court’s reluctance, requested permission to refile the case with additional data. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was accordingly "dismissed as withdrawn".

“For approaching the court for a relief in a PIL, you have to show us violation of constitutional rights, fundamental rights or statutory rights. No law or rule prohibits cremation or burial inside the jail premises,” the bench observed during the hearing.