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Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: SC extends Navlakha`s house arrest till Feb 17

The Supreme Court on Monday extended till February 17 its interim order placing social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of having links to Maoists and Pakistan`s spy agency ISI, under house arrest. A bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna adjourned the matter as Additional Solicitor General S V Raju was not available. During the brief hearing, the court was apprised that the whole process of house arrest was working well. Senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for Navalakha, submitted that the social activist`s daughter lives abroad and sought permission if he can receive a call from her. “He can`t call on an international number. I thought we`ll file an application, but since we are already here. I will give the information to NIA,” she said. Also Read: And she waits for Gautam Navlakha The top court had on November 18 ordered that Navlakha be placed under house arrest “without fail” within 24 hours and ordered some additional security measures to be put in place at the building where the activist will be kept …