The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 15 the petition of Indian Youth Congress president B.V. Srinivas challenging the Gauhati High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in a case lodged by an expelled woman party leader of Assam, accusing him of causing her mental agony.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala took note of the submissions of senior advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Mr. Srinivas, that the plea needed urgent hearing as he was being hounded in Assam.
"An opposition leader is being hounded in Assam," the senior lawyer said, requesting the court for an urgent hearing.