The Supreme Court on December 15 stayed the proceedings against Congress leader Randeep Surjewala in a Varanasi court in a 23-year-old case of damaging public property.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud issued notice to Uttar Pradesh.
Senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, for Mr. Surjewala, said it was a “political case”.