<p>The Supreme Court has put a stay on the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/shopian-firing-supreme-court-to-hear-plea-filed-by-major-adityas-father-32549" target="_blank">FIR filed against Major Aditya Kumar</a>&nbsp;and other army&nbsp;officials in the Shopian firing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The court has also issued a notice to the Centre and the state government seeking a reply from them within two weeks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The court has also directed that no coercive action should be taken against the&nbsp;Major and the army officials.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>A plea was filed by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/shopian-firing-majors-father-moves-sc-asks-for-fir-to-be-quashed-32236" target="_blank">Major Aditya&#39;s father</a>&nbsp;Karamveer Singh who sought revocation of the FIR.</p>

<p>Singh&#39;s demands were based on the claims that the soldiers were exercising their rights to defend themselves.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The former chief of Army Staff, General (retd) VP Malik had also demanded the withdrawal of the FIR filed against the&nbsp;army officer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said that the FIR was lodged without any&nbsp;inquiry into the incident.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>An FIR was registered against personnel of 10 Garhwal Rifles including Major Aditya Kumar under sections 302&nbsp;(punishment for murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the state&#39;s Ranbir Penal Code after two civilians were killed in a counterattack by the army in response to stone pelting mob in Ganovpora village in Shopian on January 27.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Former chief of Army Staff VP Malik said that the army fired upon the mob in self-defense only after they tried snatching a rifle from them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said if a citizen has the right to defend himself, then why not a soldier.</p>

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The court has also issued a notice to the Centre and the state government seeking a reply from them within two weeks

The Supreme Court has put a stay on the FIR filed against Major Aditya Kumar and other army officials in the Shopian firing. The court has also issued a notice to the Centre and the state government seeking a reply from them within two weeks. The court has also directed that no coercive action should be taken against the Major and the army officials. Court acknowledging the fact that matter requires consideration of highest court of the land has stopped proceedings in FIR. The state or J&K police can't take action against Major Aditya for what he did in excise of his duty: M Rohatgi on petition filed by Major Aditya's father pic.twitter.com/ZWpg3WZS3n — ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2018 × A plea was filed by Major Aditya's father Karamveer Singh who sought revocation of the FIR. Singh's demands were based on the claims that the soldiers were exercising their rights to defend themselves. The former chief of Army Staff, General (retd) VP Malik had also demanded the withdrawal of the FIR filed against the army officer. He said that the FIR was lodged without any inquiry into the incident. An FIR was registered against personnel of 10 Garhwal Rifles including Major Aditya Kumar under sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the state's Ranbir Penal Code after two civilians were killed in a counterattack by the army in response to stone pelting mob in Ganovpora village in Shopian on January 27. Former chief of Army Staff VP Malik said that the army fired upon the mob in self-defense only after they tried snatching a rifle from them. He said if a citizen has the right to defend himself, then why not a soldier.

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