Supreme Court restrains trial court from taking note of charge sheet against Ashoka University professor

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained a magistrate from taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed by the Haryana Police’s Special Investigation Team in a case against Ashoka University Associate Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad for his comments about the press briefings on Operation Sindoor, PTI reported.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymala Bagchi also quashed all the proceedings in a second FIR against Mahmudabad, Live Law reported. The court said that no charges should be framed against Mahmudabad.

The order was passed after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the Haryana Police, told the bench that a closure report was filed in the second case.