JNU sedition case: Court seeks report from Delhi govt

A Delhi Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to file a status report relating to the issue of pendency of sanction in the JNU sedition case to prosecute student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and others.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purshottam Pathak also directed the Delhi Police to send a reminder to the government. "A new government has been formed, send a reminder," the judge said.

The court has now kept the matter for hearing on April 3.

On the previous date of hearing, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government had informed the court that no decision on grant of sanction has been taken yet. The reply also states that the concerned file is pending before the Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who is also handling the Home portfolio.

The public prosecutor has filed a reply by submitting a letter in the court.