New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to urgently list a plea filed by a woman journalist seeking interim protection from arrest in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on a complaint by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat. The court agreed to hear the matter on Friday.

The plea was mentioned before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma. The counsel appearing for the journalist sought an urgent hearing on Thursday and requested interim protection from arrest.

The bench, however, said the matter would be listed for hearing tomorrow.

The case arises from an FIR registered at Parliament St...