So, like, there was this whole thing that went down in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, where they were talking about this guy Sharjeel Imam, who used to be a student at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Apparently, there were a bunch of sedition FIRs filed against him in different States, and the court was like, “Hey, let’s just combine all these cases and send them over to Delhi.” They were saying that having multiple trials for the same speech would be like, totally not cool because it’s like double trouble or something.
The Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna, was all like, “Yo, it’s the same speech causing the same trouble in all these cases. Why are we wasting time and money on separate trials when we can just deal with it in one go?” And the court was like, “Yeah, that makes sense.” Sharjeel Imam had FIRs against him in Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh, besides Delhi.
But then this guy Raju, who was representing Delhi, was not feeling the whole idea of combining the cases. He was like, “Nah, each State should have its own trial because the mobs Sharjeel instigated were different in each place.” But then the Chief Justice was like, “How about we just put a pause on the other trials until the one in Delhi is done?” It was getting pretty intense.
Sharjeel’s lawyer, Dave, was all fired up, saying his client shouldn’t have to travel all over the country for the same speech. He was like, “Come on, you can’t just drag me from one State to another for this.” And then Raju was like, “Dude, your speech was not cool. You were talking about separating Assam from India.” It was like a verbal showdown in court.
Anyway, the court decided to look into Sharjeel’s plea in two weeks. Just to jog your memory, Sharjeel got in trouble for his speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University back in January 2020. He was booked under the UAPA for sedition and other charges. The guy was studying Historical Studies at JNU, and then all this drama happened because of some videos of his speeches against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act going viral on social media.
So, that’s the scoop on Sharjeel Imam’s case. The whole legal battle seems like a rollercoaster ride with twists and turns at every corner. But hey, that’s the drama of the justice system for you. Who knows what will happen next? Not really sure why this matters, but hey, that’s the news for you. Just keeping you in the loop, folks.
