New Delhi: The Indian Supreme Court has mandated that Muhammad Yasin Malik, the imprisoned chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, make a virtual appearance in a Jammu court from Tihar Jail on March 7.
According to a statement by Kashmir Media Service, the decision was made by a bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, who confirmed that the Jammu sessions court is equipped with the necessary video-conferencing technology for the proceedings.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has requested the transfer of trials related to the 1989 kidnapping of Rubiya Sayeed, daughter of former minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and a 1990 shootout in Srinagar. The CBI aims to shift these cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, emphasized that the video-conferencing system in the Jammu court is functioning correctly, as confirmed by a report from the registrar general of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.