A Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice UU Lalit and Justice Aniruddha Bose said that the matter involves "issues which need further consideration by a bench of sufficient strength" and referred it to a larger bench for consideration next week.
Amit Shah said that the facial identification technique does not discriminate between communities and religions, "We entered Voter ID data and other information available with the government to identify people who were involved in the riots."
PFI Delhi President Parvez Ahmed was reportedly in regular touch with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh and several Congress leaders including Udit Raj.
In response to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's allegations on Home Minister Amit Shah, Meenakshi Lekhi said, "Opposition is defending minority vote bank politics and has forgotten about Sharjeel Imam and AAP MLA Amanatullah."
In its report, the team observed that the women were used as a shield and that the dharnas were established in areas with concentrated Muslim population.
Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has vowed to move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order in its bid to continue "profiling" the rioters.