Modis trusted lawyer represents Delhi police in JNU case: Report

February 23, 2016 13:57

Four top lawyers have been appointed by the lieutenant governor of Delhi to represent the Delhi police in JNU students union leader Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea which got underway in the Delhi high court this morning.

Among the four is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trusted advocate Tushar Mehta, reports Neha Manchanda in India Samvad.

'The letters in possession of India Samvad reveal that Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General of India will appear on behalf of police in Delhi High Court to argue the sedition case slapped against JNU student leader. Mehta has been PM Narendra Modi's trusted lawyer in Gujarat and was elevated to the rank of Additional Solicitor General soon after Modi took the oath of the Prime Minister in May 2014,' reports Neha, pointing out that usually, Delhi's standing counsel appears as the prosecutor on behalf of the police in criminal matters.

You can see the documents published by India Samvad in support of their report as well the report, here.

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