India, Feb. 11 -- The Delhi high court will on February 24 hear jailed parliament member Engineer Rashid's plea against a local court's December 23 refusal to pass an order on his bail plea citing lack of jurisdiction. Justice Vikas Mahajan scheduled the hearing after Delhi high court's registrar general informed the court about the Supreme Court (SC)'s permission for a special court to hear Rashid's bail plea in a terror funding case.

The high court asked Rashid's lawyer, Vikhyat Oberoi, to seek instructions on whether his client would withdraw his plea in light of the SC's permission. "...the Registrar General submits that the application filed by the high court before the Supreme Court seeking clarification has been allowed. Counsel f...