Delhi High Court allows MP Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament

As per the court conditions, DG (Prisons) has been directed to send the Rashid “in-custody‟ under police escort from prison to the Parliament House on each of the dates on which the Lok Sabha is in session between March 26 and April 4, during the hours that the Lok Sabha is in session on those days and on each day he will be brought back to jail even if it is beyond the official hours of jail entry.

Rashid, who was represented by Senior Advocate N Hariharan and advocate Vikhyat Oberoi, will not be entitled to use any communication device or have access to internet by any mode, and is neither permitted to interact with any person at any time while he is outside the jail, except for within the LS premises and only in relation to performance of his role as an MP as per the requisite discipline permitted under the Lok Sabha Rules.

The LS Secretary General was directed to ensure compliance of the court-imposed conditions by taking requisite steps.

The Delhi HC on Tuesday had reserved its order in Rashid’s plea seeking permission to attend Parliament session while in the court’s custody. Earlier, his plea was rejected by a trial court.

In February, the Delhi HC allowed Rashid to attend Parliament during the Budget Session for two days.

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