The matter was heard by District Judge Amar Nath during in-camera proceedings and according to ources, the court deferred the hearing for May 7 on the ground that it has not yet received any official communication from Delhi High Court conferring it the power to hear the case.
The sources also said that although National Investigation Agency (NIA) had said that the special court was empowered to hear the case, the judge said he would go ahead only after receiving an official communication from the high court.
The NIA, in its chargesheet, has named absconder Sabir Khan Pathan as the main accused who had allegedly planted weapons on Liyaqat to project him as a terrorist.
The agency, while absolving Liyaqat of terror charges, has submitted its report to the Union Home Ministry seeking permission to carry out investigation against some Delhi Police officials for allegedly "conspiring" to target Liyaqat.
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He was arrested by the special cell on March 20, 2013 when he was returning from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to the Kashmir Valley via Nepal at Saunali border with his wife and children.
Jammu and Kashmir police had protested the arrest, saying Liyaqat was returning home as per the state government's policy of allowing people, who had ex-filtrated to PoK in early 1990s, to return.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had then flagged the issue about Liyaqat's arrest with the Home Ministry.