HC seeks Delhi Police’s reply on Amanatullah Khan’s challenge to ‘bad character’ declaration

Amanatullah Khan, the Okhla MLA, has sought quashing of the ‘History Sheet’ opened concerning him and the purported proposal declaring him as ‘Bad Character’.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Delhi police to respond to MLA Amanatullah Khan’s plea challenging its decision to declare him as a “bad character”.

Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, however, declined to interfere at this stage with the Delhi Police decision noting that it required consideration.

“It is already subjudice. I don’t think they will act on it. It requires consideration. I admit your petition...Let a status report be filed,” the high court said while posting the case for further hearing on July 28.

During the hearing, advocate M. Sufian Siddiqui, appearing for Mr. Khan, asked the high court to grant an interim relief by directing the police not to “act upon” the decision. Advocate Siddiqui contended that the dossier of Mr Khan was leaked to the media by the Delhi police in contravention of the laws and regulations which mandates it to be kept confidential.

“It’s a classic case of brazen abuse of the process of law by the Delhi Police,” Mr. Khan said in his plea.

The Okhla constituency MLA has sought quashing of the ‘History Sheet’ opened concerning him and the purported proposal declaring him as ‘Bad Character’. He has also sought to remove his name from the Surveillance Register to keep a close surveillance on his activities.

On May 13, Mr. Khan said he learnt from social media that on March 28, 2022 the Station House Officer of Police Station Jamia Nagar had submitted a dossier to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police, New Friends Colony along with proposal of opening History Sheet of the petitioner and to place his name as ‘Bad Character’.