India, March 13 -- NEW DELHI

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a first information report (FIR) against Delhi minister Kapil Mishra and six others, over allegations that they played a role in blocking roads and threatening locals during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Ashwani Panwar of Rouse Avenue courts passed the order, converting an application filed by one Mohd Iliyas into a complaint, necessitating him to provide evidence to support the allegations. The court scheduled the next hearing, for examination of the complainant and witnesses, for March 27.

In the order, ACJM Panwar noted that the complainant's plea to direct an FIR against Mishra and others was "legally impermis...