Solicitor-General of India Tushar Mehta “jokingly” said on June 21 in the Supreme Court that activist Gautam Navlakha was “lucky” to always get a “red carpet” before the top court and the High Court.
The oral remark by the top law officer, who was representing the Enforcement Directorate, came in a hearing concerning Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s shifting to a private hospital following his arrest in connection with money laundering charges linked to the cash-for-jobs scam.
The Supreme Court had in November last year allowed Mr. Navlakha to be shifted to house arrest from Taloja Central Prison on health grounds.
