The long-stalled trial of Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal — accused of training the 10 Pakistani terrorists involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks — is set to finally resume after the Bombay High Court on Monday quashed a lower court order directing authorities to hand over confidential documents to him.

A bench of Justice R.N. Laddha allowed a petition filed by the Delhi Police, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of External Affairs challenging a 2018 directive by the trial court that required them to furnish specific classified records sought by Ansari. The trial had been on hold since then, pending the High Court’s decision on the government’s plea.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, argued that the trial court’s order was “bad in law” and c

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