Supreme Court Seeks Police's Reply On Pleas Of NewsClick Founder, HR Head
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The Supreme Court sought response of the Delhi Police on pleas of NewsClick founder and its HR head against their arrest under anti-terror law UAPA.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response of the Delhi Police on pleas of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty against their arrest under anti-terror law UAPA.
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response by October 30 after senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Purkayastha and Chakravarty, respectively, said they are in jail and the pleas be heard early.
On October 16, the Supreme Court agreed to list the matter urgently after Sibal mentioned it before the bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
