New Delhi- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking a free and fair investigation in cases registered in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over “I Love Muhammad” posters, saying the plea was “highly misconceived”.

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the high court sitting in Delhi cannot pass directions as sought by the petitioner in relation to first information reports (FIRs) registered in other states.

The PIL was filed by Shujaat Ali, a representative of Raza Academy and the national president of Muslim Students Organisation of India (MSO), accusing the police in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand of lodging false and communal FIRs that criminalise peaceful religious expression of a minority group.

The posters were

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