Umar Khalid, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its January 5 order denying him bail.Senior counsel Kapil Sibal on Monday mentioned Khalid’s review petition before a Bench led by Justice Aravind Kumar requesting it to take up the matter in an open court.“I wanted to make a mention… My Lords are hearing the review petition in Umar Khalid’s case. It’s listed on Wednesday, I believe. My request is, it’s only for your consideration if you could have it in an open court,” Sibal submitted.“We will look into the papers, and if required, we will call it (for an open court hearing),” the Bench told Sibal.Review petitions are generally heard “in chambers” — and not in an open court — by a procedure called “hearing by circulation” where advocates representing the parties are not allowed to argue. But in exceptional cases, the top court allows open court hearing, if convinced about its need.On January 5, besides Khalid, the top court had refused bail to Sharjeel Imam, but granted it to five others, saying all the accused do not stand on the same footing.Booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967, and certain provisions of the IPC in connection with the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots, the two accused have been in jail for more than five years.The riots had erupted during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020, on charges of delivering provocative speeches on February 24 and 25 when Donald Trump, in his first term as the US President, visited India.Imam was arrested on January 28, 2020, for speeches made during anti-CAA protests. He was later arrested in a larger conspiracy case in August 2020.