India, Nov. 11 -- A City Court on Monday junked an order directing the Delhi Police to "further investigate" the role of Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra in the 2020 Delhi riots, saying the order suffered from a "serious jurisdictional error".

Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh underlined that judicial orders potentially affecting someone's rights and liberties must be unambiguous and free from conflicting interpretations.

The court, which was hearing two revision pleas filed by Mishra and the Delhi Police, challenging a magistrate's order of April 1 this year, said that the order repeatedly used the word "further investigation", and not once did it direct the investigation and registration of an FIR.

It said, "Judicial orders, especially th...