A Bharatnatyam Backstory To Activist Teesta Setalvad's Late-Night Reprieve
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This event was attended by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, several current and former justices of the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and several other senior lawyers.
If a late-night Supreme Court reprieve for activist Teesta Setalvad spelt a Christopher Nolan movie, the East European orchestra would this time give way to a Bharatnatyam performance in the heart of New Delhi. Hushed phone calls, quick exits and split-second decisions would be retained.
Long before the climax at an unusually late hearing on a Saturday night, the characters assembled at a completely unrelated event, a Bharatanatyam dance performance by Suvarna Viswanathan, daughter of Supreme Court Justice KV Viswanathan, was taking place at the Chinmaya Mission in New Delhi.
This event was attended by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, several current and former justices of the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and several other senior lawyers.
Around 6 pm, as the dance performance commenced, news arrived that Ms Setalvad, out on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in September, had submitted a fresh request in the top court after being asked to "surrender immediately" by the Gujarat High Court in a case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots.
