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Third SC judge recuses from Gadling bail plea hearing
The Hindu··21 Jul
Supreme Court judge Justice Shree Chandrashekhar on July 21 recused himself from hearing activist Surendra Gadling's bail petition in the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case without assigning reason. It marks the third recusal by a Supreme Court judge from Gadling's bail plea in the past year after Justices M M Sundresh and Atul S Chandurkar stepped aside.
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What It Means For You
- Prolonged pre-trial detention in UAPA cases remains a judicial concern.
- Repeated judge recusals delay bail hearings for long-incarcerated accused.
- Elgar Parishad case outcomes affect precedent for political dissent prosecutions.
What's Happening
- Justice Chandrashekhar recused from Gadling's bail plea on July 21.
- This is the third Supreme Court judge recusal in the case.
- The matter will be reassigned by the Chief Justice of India.
Case History Context
- Gadling has been in custody since June 2018 without trial.
- Father Stan Swamy, a co-accused, died in judicial custody in 2021.
- The bail plea has faced repeated adjournments over prosecution delays.
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