2016 arson case: SC to hear Surendra Gadling's bail plea on Oct 14
The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on October 14 for advocate Surendra Gadling's bail plea in the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case. Gadling challenged a January 2023 order from the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court denying his bail. Appearing for Gadling, senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that Gadling is also an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case and has been in jail for over seven years.
Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing the Maharashtra government, said the case can be listed for hearing on a non-miscellaneous day. The bench rejected the appeal and scheduled the hearing for October 14. In December 2017, Gadling was also accused of delivering provocative speeches at the Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune, which allegedly triggered violence near the Koregaon-Bhima War Memorial. Maoist rebels allegedly set fire to 76 vehicles transporting iron ore on January 27, 2017.
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