Delhi High Court dismisses appeals of jailed separatists

Also rejected appeals filed by Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin’s sons.

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 23 (STC): The Delhi High Court today rejected the appeals filed by Kashmiri separatist leaders Masarat Alam Bhat, Shabir Ahmed Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali and others against the trial court order framing charges against them in a terror funding case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain also rejected the appeals filed by Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin’s sons Shahid Yousuf and Syed Ahmad Shakeel.
The Court held that since the appeals were against the order on charge, they are not maintainable in view of Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.
Section 21 of the NIA Act states that interlocutory orders of the Special NIA Court are not subject to appeal.
A detailed judgment is awaited.
Today, in a common judgment, the High Court also rejected the appeals filed by several other persons in different terror cases.
This includes Javed Ali, Alemla Jamir, Masasong Ao, Abdur Rehman, Md Waqar Lone, Rajkumar, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Mateen Ahmad Bhat, Haris Nisar Langoo, Manan Dar, Hanan Gulzar Dar, Zamin Adil Bhat and Arsalan Feroze Ahenger.
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