The court adjourned the hearing after it was submitted that senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is representing the petitioners, was busy in another court.
The
Supreme Court Wednesday extended the house arrest of five rights
activists who were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima
violence case till September 17.
A
bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M
Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud adjourned the hearing on the plea
filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others to September 17
after it was submitted that senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi,
who is representing the petitioners, was busy in another court.
Earlier,
Singhvi appeared before the bench and submitted that the hearing on
Thapar's plea be conducted after 12 pm as he has to appear in another
matter.
The
court was hearing the plea filed against the arrest of the rights
activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha
Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in the case.
The
Maharashtra police had arrested the five activists on August 28 in
connection with an FIR lodged following a conclave -- 'Elgaar
Parishad' -- held on December 31 last year that had later triggered
violence at Koregaon-Bhima village.
On
August 29, the apex court ordered the house arrest of the activists,
saying "dissent is the safety valve of democracy".
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