Thread by Bar & Bench / @barandbench (April 2, 2026):

Supreme Court hears plea by human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling seeking bail in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case.

Bench: Justices JK Maheshwari and AS Chandurkar

Counsel: I’m appearing for the High Court, we have filed a compliance affidavit stating that all directions have been complied with, since the High Court is not a formal party. My Lords may permit me.

J. Maheshwari: Today, we can’t do anything.

ASG SV Raju: I understand

Court: list before another bench

Justice Atul Chandurkar recuses from hearing the matter.

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Also read:
▪ IAPL demands release of advocate Surendra Gadling from Maharashtra jail (The Sisat Daily / March 2026)
▪ Surendra Gadling and the justice that must be seen to be denied (Frontline / Feb 2026)
▪ Explained: The 2016 Surjagarh arson case, the Elgaar link, and why the Supreme Court is intervening now (The Indian Express / Jan 2026)
▪ Justice M.M. Sundresh recuses from hearing activist Surendra Gadling’s bail plea after repeated adjournments (The Hindu / Aug 2025)
▪ When Push Comes to Shove: Tracking Judicial Recusals and Transfers (The Wire / Apr 2023)
▪ Encountering Resistance – State Policy for Development in Gadchiroli (PUDR / June 2018)
▪ DISINHERITING ADIVASIS – THE GADCHIROLI GAME PLAN (KAFILA / June 2018)