Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Suspending Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal; Asks Kerala HC To Decide Afresh

Awstika Das

22 Aug 2023 1:14 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Suspending Conviction Of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal; Asks Kerala HC To Decide Afresh

    The Court has however enabled Faizal to continue as an MP by allowing the benefit of suspension of conviction to remain in operation till the HC's fresh decision.

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case and asked the High Court to take a fresh decision within six weeks.Even while remitting the matter to the high court, a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan held that the benefit of the suspension of conviction...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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