New Delhi, April 13 -- Student activist Umar Khalid, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, on Monday sought from the Supreme Court a review of a judgement that denied him bail and urged that the review petition be heard in open court.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid, requested a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria to list the review petition in open court.

Sibal said that on April 16, the matter is coming up for consideration before the judges in chambers, and they have filed an application for an open-court hearing.

To this, Justice Kumar said, "We will look into the papers. If required, we will call it."

On January 5, the apex court denied bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam while observing that there were ...