NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking the removal of graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail. The petitioners had argued that the graves could encourage glorification of terrorism. A bench of chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said there is no law or rule that prohibits cremation or burial inside prison premises. The court allowed the petitioners to withdraw the public interest litigation (PIL) and refile it with relevant data, if needed. The court also questioned why the petition was being filed 12 years after Bhatt’s execution. It also rejected claims that the graves created nuisance or health hazards for other inmates, noting that Tihar Jail is state-owned and not a public pla

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