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Jul 19 5 tweets 2 min read
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea by 82-yr-old Telegu poet Varavara Rao, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking permanent medical bail.

The Bombay High Court had earlier granted temporary bail, which ends today.

#bhimakoregaon #varavararao #bail
Read more about his plea challenging the Bombay High Court order denying permanent medical bail, here:

barandbench.com/news/bhima-kor…
Bench notes that no formal notice was issued.

Senior Advocate Anand Grover: Bombay HC order had said that conditions in jail ought to be improved.

Bench: Let's not get into that.
Bench discusses.
Order: Considering the nature of controversy of the matter, the matter shall be disposed of in the next occassion. Since we had not issued notice, issue notice returnable on August 10, 2022.

Since ld ASG is appearing, service of notice dispensed with.
Order: Compilation put on record by ASG. Extra compilation if any by August 2, rejoinder by August 8. Interim protection granted earlier on medical grounds extended till further orders.

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