New Delhi, July 10 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Parliament to abolish sections dealing with the offences against the state and public tranquillity from the new penal law, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, saying that it lacked the jurisdiction to issue such a directive. Sections 147 to 158 deal with the offences against the state, while sections 189 to 197 deal with the offences against public tranquillity. A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Anish Dayal said that issuing such a direction would amount to legislating, which was not in its realm. "Abolition is only permissible by enacting an amendment act. We cannot direct the Parliament to do so, it will amount to legislating."htc...