greater noida, Jan. 23 -- A district court in Gautam Budh Nagar on Thursday rejected an application to transfer the 2015 Ikhlaq lynching case, ruling that proceedings cannot be shifted merely on assumptions or because an adverse order was passed against the accused. The court of district judge Atul Shrivastava held that a case cannot be transferred solely because the "sentiments of a particular community are hurt." The plea was filed on January 8, shortly after the victim's wife appeared to record her statement and after the same court had rejected the state government's request to withdraw the prosecution. The transfer hearing was initially listed for January 14, but the hearing was rescheduled for January 22, during which the judge gave the defence a final chance to argue the matter. The case will now proceed before additional district judge (Fast Track Court) Saurabh Dwivedi, with the next hearing scheduled for Friday.htc...