A bench headed issued notice to NIA on the plea of the activist against the Bombay HC order dismissing his bail plea and asked the probe agency to respond by 15 March.
According to police, some activists allegedly made inflammatory speeches and provocative statements at the Elgar Parishad meet in 2017, which triggered violence the next day.
ED has been conducting raids at the offices and homes of NewsClick directors for last three days. NewsClick describes 'selective leaks of misleading facts' as bid to 'smear' its journalists.
The bench said it had gone through a special NIA court's order of last year rejecting Navlakha's bail plea, and stated it saw 'no reason to interfere' with the order.
The NIA says Gautam Navlakha visited the US on a few occasions to attend seminars on Kashmir organised by US-based 'Pakistani Kashmiri separatist' Nabi Fai’s Kashmiri American Council.
The court also set aside the HC order that had sought explanation from NIA on why it ‘whisked away’ Navlakha to Mumbai while his bail plea was pending.
The NIA says Delhi HC is ‘patently without jurisdiction’ after the court asked the agency to present records in connection with Navlakha’s transfer to Mumbai.
Navlakha, 67, has sought bail saying he is aged and particularly vulnerable to catching any infections/virus, especially in a crowded environment like prison.
Supreme Court's move to let single judge benches hear bail pleas must not end up like govt pronouncements – good to read about but with little impact on citizens' lives.
Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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