Free Press Journal / by Charul Shah Joshi

The Elgar Parishad case has been transferred from Mumbai’s designated NIA court in Sessions Court No. 25 to newly notified Court No. 26. The move comes as discharge hearings were nearing completion, with several applications pending for over two years. The transfer could require arguments to be repeated, potentially delaying proceedings.
Days after the NIA court refused to cancel the bail of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, poet Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, booked in connection with their alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad violence case, the case has been transferred to another court.
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