New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday allowed the plea of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who sought a direction for two media houses to place on record certified copies of some news reports published between November 2 and November 11, 1984.

Sajjan Kumar is facing trial in an anti-Sikh riots case linked with FIRs registered at Janakpuri and Vikas Puri Police Stations.

Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh allowed the application and directed two media houses to file a certificate of authenticity and a fresh printout of the news articles mentioned in the application.

The court has also allowed the plea of Sajjan Kumar to take on record the statement of a witness in a previous case as defence evidence in the present case. Th...