The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/shopian-firing-supreme-court-to-hear-majors-father-plea-to-quash-fir-32292" target="_blank">Supreme Court will hear a plea </a>filed by <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 Kumar&#39;s&nbsp;father</a> Karamveer Singh on Monday.&nbsp;

The hearing is scheduled for 12:30 pm during the day.&nbsp;

Major Aditya&#39;s father had moved the court last week seeking revocation of FIR filed against his son.&nbsp;

Singh&#39;s demands rest on the claims that the soldiers were exercising their rights to defend themselves.&nbsp;

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;

He said that the FIR was lodged without any&nbsp;inquiry into the incident.&nbsp;

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;

Former chief of Army Staff VP Malik said that the army fired upon the mob in self-defence only after they tried snatching a rifle from them.&nbsp;

He said if a citizen has the right to defend himself, then why not a soldier?

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Major Aditya's father had moved the court last week seeking revocation of FIR filed against his son

The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Major Aditya Kumar's father Karamveer Singh on Monday. The hearing is scheduled for 12:30 pm during the day. Major Aditya's father had moved the court last week seeking revocation of FIR filed against his son. Singh's demands rest 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-defence 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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Shopian firing: Supreme Court to hear plea filed by Major Aditya's father