<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted jailed MLA Abbas Ansari to join the 40th day ritual of his deceased father Mukhtar Ansari through online mode.</p>.<p>Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on March 28.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan directed the Uttar Pradesh government and jail authorities to make necessary arrangements for this.</p>.Ghazipur court rejects Abbas Ansari's bail plea in Land Grab case.<p>"On a request made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Advocate General for the respondent - the State of Uttar Pradesh, post this matter for hearing on May 8, 2024," the bench said.</p>.<p>'Meanwhile, as an interim measure, it is directed that the petitioner shall be permitted to join the 40th day ritual of his deceased father through online mode for which the State Government/Jail Authorities are directed to make necessary arrangements forthwith,' it added.</p>.<p>On March 30, Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar constituency, was laid to rest in Ghazipur.</p>.<p>The 63-year-old had been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005 and had over 60 criminal cases against him.</p>.<p>He died on March 28 night at Rani Durgawati Medical College after being taken there from Banda jail when his health deteriorated.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted jailed MLA Abbas Ansari to join the 40th day ritual of his deceased father Mukhtar Ansari through online mode.</p>.<p>Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on March 28.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan directed the Uttar Pradesh government and jail authorities to make necessary arrangements for this.</p>.Ghazipur court rejects Abbas Ansari's bail plea in Land Grab case.<p>"On a request made by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Advocate General for the respondent - the State of Uttar Pradesh, post this matter for hearing on May 8, 2024," the bench said.</p>.<p>'Meanwhile, as an interim measure, it is directed that the petitioner shall be permitted to join the 40th day ritual of his deceased father through online mode for which the State Government/Jail Authorities are directed to make necessary arrangements forthwith,' it added.</p>.<p>On March 30, Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar constituency, was laid to rest in Ghazipur.</p>.<p>The 63-year-old had been behind bars in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab since 2005 and had over 60 criminal cases against him.</p>.<p>He died on March 28 night at Rani Durgawati Medical College after being taken there from Banda jail when his health deteriorated.</p>