The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will conduct a preliminary hearing in January on a plea filed by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh challenging the costs imposed on him for attending Parliament while in custody.

The case came before Justice Ravinder Dudeja after a division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani delivered a split verdict on Rashid’s request to modify a previous order that required him to deposit around ₹4 lakh with jail authorities to attend parliamentary sessions.

Justice Dudeja noted that he must first determine whether he should decide the matter himself or whether it should be re-heard by a larger bench in view of the split decision. “This bench needs to conduct a preliminary hearing on this aspect. List for consideration on Ja

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