Centre raises objection after separatist Yasin Malik appears in person before Supreme Court; Justice Dipankar Datta recuses

Malik, who was convicted in a terror funding case and sentenced to life imprisonment, appeared before the apex court after reportedly refusing to do so virtually.

Yasin Malik

Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta on Friday recused from hearing a case involving the physical production of convicted separatist Yasin Malik in a Jammu court to stand trial in kidnapping and murder cases against him [Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mohd Yasin Malik].

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Supreme Court of India

Yasin Malik

Justice Dipankar Datta