The Supreme Court on Monday said the "vicious cycle" of cases filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for his tweets seem to have "similar content" and ordered the State to not take any precipitate action against him without the apex court's permission.
A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna has effectively thrown a protective cloak around the fact-checker till his petition for regular bail comes up before it for hearing on July 20.
The order comes even as a court in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh heard arguments on Monday for a 14-day police remand for Mr. Zubair.
