Supreme Court Judge Recuses from Hearing Bail Plea of Activist Surendra Gadling

Coverage from India in this set centers on the following account: This marks the third recusal by a Supreme Court judge from hearing activist Mr. Gadling’s bail plea without assigning any reason; the bail plea arises from the 2016 Surjagarh arson case; Mr. Gadling has been in Taloja Central Prison since June 2018 following his arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case The matter will now be placed before the Chief Justice of India for assigning a new bench to hear the bail petition This reflects the emphasis of the supplied The Hindu, Hindustan Times reporting, not the view of the country or its entire media landscape. [Sources: The Hindu, Hindustan Times]