The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider on November 18 a plea by Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad seeking the release of his passport, which was surrendered as a bail condition after his arrest in May over controversial social media posts on “Operation Sindoor.”

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi observed that the professor was not travelling immediately and that his application could be taken up on the scheduled date.

During the brief hearing, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju , appearing for the Haryana government, submitted that Mahmudabad could travel abroad after furnishing his itinerary. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal , representing Mahmudabad, argued that if the state had no objection, the passport should be returned. “What is the use

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