SC to give final hearing on pleas of Teesta, others on Feb 21

January 20, 2017 16:48

The Supreme Court would next month take up pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her two controversial NGOs, challenging the freezing of their accounts by the Ahmedabad Police, for final disposal.

A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi said it would commence the final hearing on the pleas on February 21.

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Gujarat government, and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand, agreed for the date suggested by the bench.

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