New Delhi, April 21 -- Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid's attempt to reopen the Supreme Court's January 5 denial of bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case has failed, with the court dismissing his review petition and declining an open court hearing. "Prayer for oral hearing in the review petition is rejected. we do not find any good ground or reason to review the judgement dated January 5, 2026," said a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria in its April 16 order. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal had on April 13 urged that the review be heard in open court rather than in chambers. Justice Kumar had responded: "We will look into the paper, and if required, we will call it." Review petitions are usually decided in chambers without oral arguments. The January 5 judgement had denied bail under UAPA, finding prima facie that Khalid and co-accused Sharjeel Imam played a "central and formative role" in the alleged conspiracy, including "planning, mobilisation and strategic direction". The court ruled that "delay cannot operate as a trump card" in cases implicating state security.HTC...