2016 Surjagarh arson case: Advocate Gadling can appear in person to argue his discharge plea, says court

OBSERVING THAT denying permission to advocate Surendra Gadling to argue his discharge application in person, pending for nearly three years in a case in Gadchiroli, would “compound the injustice already caused by the inordinate delay”, a special court in Aheri directed that arrangements be made for him to be produced before it on October 28.

Last month, the Supreme Court had raised the issue of the delay in the proceedings in the 2016 Surjagarh arson case and sought an explanation.

The state government had told the Supreme Court that the delay was due to Gadling’s insistence at being produced physically to argue the discharge plea and said that it was not possible due to security reasons.

Gadling is currently lodged in a jail near Mumbai , as an undertrial in the Elgaar Parishad case.