New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- A court here questioned the Delhi police on Saturday for filing a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case without procuring requisite sanctions.

Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat granted police time till February 6 to procure requisite sanctions after they told the court they will get the approvals within 10 days.

"Why did you file (the chargesheet) without approval? You don't have a legal department," the court said.

The court is likely to resume hearing on the matter soon.

Police on January 14 filed the chargesheet at a city court against Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious sl...