Tahir Hussain

SC Grants Custody Parole To Tahir Hussain For Election Campaign

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted custody parole to Tahir Hussain, an AIMIM candidate and a key figure accused in the 2020 Delhi riots. The parole allows him to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections from January 29 to February 3. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and...

“Allow Me To Connect With Electorate Under Police Custody”: Tahir Hussain

Tahir Hussain, a former councillor and accused in the February 2020 Delhi riots, requested the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow him to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections while in police custody. Senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal, representing Hussain, appealed to a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol,...

Supreme Court To Hear On January 22 Plea Of Tahir Hussain Seeking Interim Bail

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of AIMIM candidate and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, who is seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections. Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah scheduled the hearing for January 22 and asked the Delhi Police to come...

Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To Tahir Hussain For Filing Nomination In Assembly Polls

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday has granted custody parole to former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, permitting him to complete the procedural requirements for filing his nomination in the forthcoming 2025 Assembly elections. Hussain, who is contesting from the Mustafabad constituency on an AIMIM ticket, received judicial relief...

‘Nomination Can Be Filed Even While In Jail’: Delhi HC On Bail Plea Of Tahir Hussain

In a significant development, the Delhi High Court, during a hearing on Monday, made an oral observation that nominations for elections can be filed even if a person is in jail. This remark came from a bench led by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna while hearing the bail petition of former...

Feb 2020 Riots: Tahir Hussain Moves Delhi HC, Seeks Interim Bail To Fight Assembly Polls

Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain on Friday has petitioned the Delhi High Court for interim bail to participate in the forthcoming Delhi Assembly elections as a candidate representing the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Hussain has been in judicial custody since March 16, 2020, following his alleged...