Delhi High Court dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a series of petitions requesting an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 2020 northeast Delhi riots and the 2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence. The court's decision effectively closes the legal push for an investigation independent of the existing police and government framework.
Why it matters
This ruling impacts ongoing legal accountability regarding civil unrest and police conduct during significant political protests in India.
The Delhi High Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a SIT probe into the 2020 riots in the national capital and the 2019 violence that broke out in Jamia Millia Islamia following anti-CAA protests.
A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said, "For the reasons mentioned in the judgment, all the petitions are dismissed".
"The batch is divided into two parts, one is the northeast Delhi riots, and another is for Jamia Millia riots," the bench said while pronouncing the verdict.
The court had reserved its verdict on the batch of petitions on July 24.
In the northeast Delhi riots matter, the court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking directions for setting up a special investigation team (SIT), commission of inquiry or a fact-finding committee, for medical treatment, grant of compensation and registration of FIRs against the erring police officers.
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