The plea filed by Zubair challenges the FIRs recorded in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, and two in Hathras. The petition also challenges the formation of the SIT by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
On July 14, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a writ petition filed by activist Himanshu Kumar seeking a CBI probe against Central Security Forces and Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly killing 17 tribals in Dantewada in 2009.
The Karnataka HC had in March stated that the petitioners failed to prove that hijab is an essential religious practice in Islam and educational institutions in the state can mandate dress codes.