NEW DELHI, July 4 -- A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail applications filed by student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots, holding that there were no grounds to "entertain" the fresh plea as it could not even examine whether circumstances had changed since the Supreme Court rejected their pleas in January.

The order was passed by additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts.

The court held that there were no grounds to entertain the applications in view of the Supreme Court's January 5 order refusing bail to both accused and laying down specific conditions under which they could revive their pleas.

ASJ Bajpai observed that the diver...