Supreme Court Imposes 15-Minute Argument Limit on Delhi Riots Case Lawyers: Time Management in High-Profile UAPA Trial

Dec 03, 2025 11:48 pm CST

India's Supreme Court has mandated a 15-minute time limit for oral arguments from lawyers representing the accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, while giving the prosecution 30 minutes for clarifications. The high-profile case involves activists including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who remain incarcerated under anti-terror laws for allegedly orchestrating violence that killed 53 people during protests against citizenship laws.