New Delhi, January 27

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the summoning of Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, the saffron party’s MLA Vijender Gupta and others on a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea deferred

Convicted in a three-decade-old custodial death case, sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt will continue to be in jail for the time being as the Supreme Court on Wednesday once again deferred hearing on his plea to suspend the life imprisonment awarded to him. — TNS