Bombay HC Directs Nanavati Hospital to Submit Report on Jailed Activist-poet Varavara Rao's Health
4 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC Directs Nanavati Hospital to Submit Report on Jailed Activist-poet Varavara Rao's Health

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed Nanavati Hospital in the metropolis to submit a report in court on the health condition of jailed poet-activist Varavara Rao. A bench led by Justice RD Dhanuka also directed the hospital authorities to submit details of the "nature of medical treatment" being provided to Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case, who tested positive for coronavirus on July 16 and is admitted in Nanavati Hospital. The court directed the hospital authorities to submit the report on Rao's health and treatment within three days from the time the hospital receives communication on the court's order. The state's counsel, Deepak Thakare, told court the hospital and jail authorities might have been hesitant in sharing information on Rao owing to "constraints imposed byICMR guidelines" on making public any information related to COVID-19 patients.

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‘No gathering of visitors’: List of riders accompanying Varavara Rao’s bail
2 years, 4 months ago

‘No gathering of visitors’: List of riders accompanying Varavara Rao’s bail

Live Mint  

Poet-activist and 2017 Elgaar Parishad case accused P Varavara Rao was granted permanent bail on medical grounds by the Supreme Court of India on 10 August, this year. The directive restricted Rao from having a "gathering of visitors" at his residence in Mumbai, and asked him not to indulge in any "criminal activities, similar to the case against him or …

Varavara Rao Will Not Make Media Statements On Bhima Koregaon Case: NIA Court Sets Bail Conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Varavara Rao Will Not Make Media Statements On Bhima Koregaon Case: NIA Court Sets Bail Conditions

Live Law  

A special NIA court in Mumbai set 12 bail conditions for Telugu poet Dr P Varavara Rao accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, including a restriction on talking about the case at any media forum. On August 10, the Supreme Court granted bail to Rao on medical grounds, and had imposed a condition that he should not leave the Greater …

P Varavara Rao Granted Bail on Medical Grounds in Bhima Koregaon Case
2 years, 5 months ago

P Varavara Rao Granted Bail on Medical Grounds in Bhima Koregaon Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to poet and activist P Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case. Rao, who had challenged the Bombay High Court’s April 13 order rejecting his plea for permanent bail on medical grounds, is currently on interim bail. The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants bail to activist Varavara Rao on medical ground
2 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants bail to activist Varavara Rao on medical ground

Live Mint  

Supreme Court on 10 August has granted regular bail to activist Dr P Varavara Rao on medical grounds. A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia passed the order in the Special Leave Petition filed by Rao challenging the April 13 Bombay High Court's order rejecting to grant him permanent bail on medical ground. SC further said …

Activist Varavara Rao gets bail in Bhima Koregaon case on medical grounds
2 years, 5 months ago

Activist Varavara Rao gets bail in Bhima Koregaon case on medical grounds

India Today  

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Telugu poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, on medical grounds. In light of the observation, it granted bail for six months on medical conditions after considering that the Rao’s age and the fact that he had spent two and a half years in custody. In our view, …

Varavara Rao's Acts Were Against The State, Not Entitled To Bail : NIA To Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Varavara Rao's Acts Were Against The State, Not Entitled To Bail : NIA To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not justifiable for Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao to seek bail on constitutional grounds when his acts are against the interest of the society and state. Varavara Rao had approached Supreme Court assailing Bombay High Court's order dated April 13 …

Varavara Rao’s deeds are against State and public; deserves no relief: NIA to SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Varavara Rao’s deeds are against State and public; deserves no relief: NIA to SC

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has opposed the bail plea of P Varavara Rao in the Supreme Court, saying his alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon case “has a direct impact on unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of the country”. Ahead of the 83-year-old’s bail plea hearing on Wednesday, the counter-terrorist task force said a probe into the 2018 violence suggested …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends Varavara Rao's interim protection, to hear his bail plea on 19 July
2 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends Varavara Rao's interim protection, to hear his bail plea on 19 July

Firstpost  

Rao was arrested on 28 August, 2018 from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the case for which an FIR was lodged by Pune police on 8 January, 2018 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities Act New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear Bhima Koregaon case accused P …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends activist Varavara Rao's interim bail
2 years, 5 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC extends activist Varavara Rao's interim bail

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case who had sought permanent bail on medical grounds. Rao had challenged the April 13 order of Bombay high court rejecting his plea for permanent medical bail in the matter. In his plea filed against the …

Will hear Varavara Rao’s medical bail plea on July 11: Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Will hear Varavara Rao’s medical bail plea on July 11: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on July 11 an appeal moved by Bhima-Koregaon case accused Varavara Rao rejecting his request for permanent medical bail. Grover pointed out that Rao’s interim bail, granted by the Bombay high court in April, ends on July 13. On April 13, the Bombay high court rejected Rao’s plea for a permanent medical …

Treatment at private hospital: Different judgements for Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik and Varavara Rao
2 years, 7 months ago

Treatment at private hospital: Different judgements for Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik and Varavara Rao

Op India  

On Friday, a special court ordered that former home minister Anil Deshmukh be transferred to government-owned KEM Hospital for a test and subsequently to JJ Hospital for further treatment for his dislocated shoulder. The same court, on the other hand, allowed NCP leader and Minister of Minority Development and Aukaf of Maharashtra Nawab Malik to pay for his own treatment …

Take Corrective Measures So Accused Can't Cite Poor Medical Facilities To Seek Bail: Bombay HC To Jail Authorities On Dismissing Varavara Rao's Plea
2 years, 8 months ago

Take Corrective Measures So Accused Can't Cite Poor Medical Facilities To Seek Bail: Bombay HC To Jail Authorities On Dismissing Varavara Rao's Plea

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has issued certain directions for improving prison conditions and medical facilities therein, so that complaints of Bhima Koregaon accused Varavara Rao as well as those made by other prison inmates are addressed, and there is no scope for them to seek bail on those grounds in the future. Bombay High Court Extends Temporary Bail Of Varavara …

Bombay HC suggests Maharashtra IG Prisons to appoint doctors, nursing staff in jails
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC suggests Maharashtra IG Prisons to appoint doctors, nursing staff in jails

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has suggested corrective measures to be followed by the Inspector General Prison to ensure that the Maharashtra Prisons Rules are being complied with. A perusal of the rules would show that a complete mechanism has been provided under these rules to take care of the grievance made by the Senior Advocate.” The court noted that there …

Bombay HC refuses permanent bail to Varavara Rao, extends temporary one for 3 months
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC refuses permanent bail to Varavara Rao, extends temporary one for 3 months

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court on Wednesday rejected applications filed by Elgar Parishad case accused P Varavara Rao seeking permanent bail on medical grounds and permission to shift to his native place in Telangana. P Varavara Rao who is out on temporary bail since February 2021, had moved high court seeking permanent bail on medical grounds and permission to shift to …

Bombay High Court dismisses Varavara Rao’s plea for permanent bail
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court dismisses Varavara Rao’s plea for permanent bail

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed 82-year-old activist-poet Varavara Rao's plea for permanent bail on medical grounds but extended his temporary medical bail by three months. Additional Solicitor-General Anil Singh, representing the National Investigation Agency, had earlier opposed the plea and pointed out Mr. Rao was granted interim bail in February 2021 for six months, and the period had …

HC Rejects Varavara Rao's Plea for Permanent Medical Bail, Extends His Temporary Bail by 3 Months
2 years, 8 months ago

HC Rejects Varavara Rao's Plea for Permanent Medical Bail, Extends His Temporary Bail by 3 Months

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected poet-activist Varavara Rao’s plea seeking permanent medical bail in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The HC also said it had found substance in several claims made by Rao’s counsel Anand Grover on the lack of medical facilities in the Taloja prison, located in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, and poor hygiene conditions there. Rao, who …

Varavara Rao : Bombay High Court Extends Medical Bail By 3 Months; Refuses Permanent Bail
2 years, 8 months ago

Varavara Rao : Bombay High Court Extends Medical Bail By 3 Months; Refuses Permanent Bail

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant permanent medical bail to Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused P Varavara Rao. A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap passed the order on two writ petitions and an interim application filed by Rao for extension of bail or permanent bail considering his ailments, and …

Karnataka Govt To Move Bombay High Court Seeking Permission To Produce Varavara Rao Before A Local Court In Alleged Naxal Attack Case
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka Govt To Move Bombay High Court Seeking Permission To Produce Varavara Rao Before A Local Court In Alleged Naxal Attack Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka government has informed the High Court that it would be moving an application before the Bombay High Court or the National Investigation Agency Court in Mumbai, seeking to relax the bail conditions imposed on Telugu poet P Varavara Rao's to allow him to appear before a court in Karnataka's Tumkuru district, and face a trial pending against him. …

How He Can Be Sent to Jail Amid Covid Surge? Bombay HC Extends Varavara Rao's Surrender Date
3 years ago

How He Can Be Sent to Jail Amid Covid Surge? Bombay HC Extends Varavara Rao's Surrender Date

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended till February 5, the date of surrender for poet Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad- Maoist links case who is currently on medical bail, before Taloja prison authorities in Maharashtra. The date of Rao's surrender has been extended since then by the HC on several accounts, including further time sought by …

Can Varavara Rao Be Sent To Prison Amid Covid-19 Surge? Bombay HC Extends Time To Surrender Till February 5
3 years ago

Can Varavara Rao Be Sent To Prison Amid Covid-19 Surge? Bombay HC Extends Time To Surrender Till February 5

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended Telugu poet Varavara Rao's time to surrender before prison authorities till February 5, while posting his application for extension of medical bail for further consideration on February 4. Granting Rao medical bail for six months on February 22, 2021, the High Court had held that placing the octogenarian back in custody would be …

Bombay High Court Extends Varavara Rao's Time To Surrender Till Jan 7, Permits Him To Respond To Private Hospital's Medical Reports
3 years ago

Bombay High Court Extends Varavara Rao's Time To Surrender Till Jan 7, Permits Him To Respond To Private Hospital's Medical Reports

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday extended Telugu poet Varavara Rao's time to surrender before prison authorities till January 7, while posting his application for extension of medical bail for further consideration on January 4. The court allowed submission of the affidavit after Senior Advocate Anand Grover pointed out Rao was granted medical bail despite the same private hospital filing …

Varavara Rao to return to jail by December 20
3 years, 1 month ago

Varavara Rao to return to jail by December 20

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended 82-year-old poet Varavara Rao’s date of surrender back to the jail till December 20. The Division Bench also extended the time given to the National Investigation Agency to file Mr. Rao’s medical report till December 17. The fresh medical plea filed by Mr. Rao’s lawyers mention an opinion by a neurologist of a …

[Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad case] Private Hospital Seeks Two More Weeks To Examine Varavara Rao
3 years, 1 month ago

[Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad case] Private Hospital Seeks Two More Weeks To Examine Varavara Rao

Live Law  

The private hospital asked to examine Varavara Rao, the ailing Telugu poet and accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad case, sought two more weeks from the Bombay High Court owing to the numerous tests he would be required to undergo. A division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal granted Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital till December 16 …

Will take Varavara Rao for medical checkup at private hospital in Mumbai: NIA tells Bombay HC
3 years, 1 month ago

Will take Varavara Rao for medical checkup at private hospital in Mumbai: NIA tells Bombay HC

India Today  

The National Investigating Agency has told the Bombay High Court that they will take Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao for a medical check-up at their own expense to a private hospital in suburban Mumbai. Rao also moved his fresh petition seeking extension of medical bail and permission to move to Hyderabad instead of Mumbai. Rao’s petition essentially sought modification of …

Bhima Koregaon case: Varavara Rao needn't surrender till November 18, says Bombay HC
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Varavara Rao needn't surrender till November 18, says Bombay HC

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said poet Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who is on interim bail, need not surrender before the Taloja prison authorities until November 18 and adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by him to next month. However, the National Investigation Agency, the probe agency in the case, opposed Rao's …

Varavara Rao's Plea For Extension Of Medical Bail; Bombay HC Adjourns The Matter Due To Paucity Of Time, Grants Interim Protection
3 years, 3 months ago

Varavara Rao's Plea For Extension Of Medical Bail; Bombay HC Adjourns The Matter Due To Paucity Of Time, Grants Interim Protection

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended interim protection to Telugu Poet PV Varavara Rao from surrendering before prison officials in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case after his petition could not be heard due to paucity of time. On Friday, after Rao's counsel informed the court that the octogenarian is protected only until tomorrow, Justices SS Shinde and …

Bombay HC Says Varavara Rao Need Not Surrender Till Sep 25; NIA Opposes His Bail Extension Plea
3 years, 4 months ago

Bombay HC Says Varavara Rao Need Not Surrender Till Sep 25; NIA Opposes His Bail Extension Plea

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Monday adjourned till September 24 the hearing on the plea for interim bail extension of poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, and said he need not surrender to Taloja prison authorities till September 25. In its affidavit filed before the HC on Monday, the NIA said, “The medical reports filed …

Varavara Rao Approaches Bombay High Court For Extension Of Medical Bail & Permission To Reside At Home
3 years, 4 months ago

Varavara Rao Approaches Bombay High Court For Extension Of Medical Bail & Permission To Reside At Home

Live Law  

Telugu poet PV Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad caste violence case has approached the Bombay High Court to extend his medical bail and for permission to reside at his home in Telangana. "With all humility at our command, keeping in view of the human condition, in view of advanced age and inadequate facilities at …

Bhima Koregaon - Bombay High Court Relaxes Bail Condition To Facilitate Varavara Rao Release On Temporary Bail
3 years, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon - Bombay High Court Relaxes Bail Condition To Facilitate Varavara Rao Release On Temporary Bail

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court, on Monday, allowed 81-year-old Telugu poet - Dr Varavara Rao's - plea for relaxation of his temporary bail condition and provisional release on furnishing a cash security of Rs 50,000. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale further granted the Bhima Koregaon – Elgaar Parishad accused time till April 5, 2021 to furnish …

Bhima Koregaon case: Varavara Rao gets Bombay HC nod for release on cash bail instead of two sureties
3 years, 10 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Varavara Rao gets Bombay HC nod for release on cash bail instead of two sureties

Firstpost  

Rao’s lawyer Anand Grover, saying the procedure for obtaining sureties was taking time, had on 24 February requested that temporary cash bonds be accepted rather than solvent sureties Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed ailing poet-activist Varavara Rao, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to furnish a temporary cash surety for release on bail until the process …

Bombay HC Grants Bail to Varavara Rao on Medical Grounds
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC Grants Bail to Varavara Rao on Medical Grounds

The Quint  

At the end of the six month period, Rao can either surrender or request an extension of the medical bail. They had argued that he should be released on bail on medical grounds given his neurological condition and health problems, for which there were inadequate facilities in the Taloja Jail hospital. On 18 November 2020, the Bombay High Court had …

Bombay High Court Grants Varavara Rao Bail For 6 Months On Medical Grounds In Bhima Koregaon Case
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay High Court Grants Varavara Rao Bail For 6 Months On Medical Grounds In Bhima Koregaon Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail on medical grounds to 81-year-old Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, who has been under custody awaiting trial since August 28, 2018.The High Court observed that it was a "genuine and fit" case for granting relief in view of the advanced age of the petitioner and inadequate facilities …

Varavara Rao granted bail: Here's what Bombay High Court said
3 years, 10 months ago

Varavara Rao granted bail: Here's what Bombay High Court said

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim bail for six months on medical grounds to ailing poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. While granting bail to Telugu poet Varavara Rao, the Bombay High Court considered seven questions that revolved around the constitutional rights of an under-trial. VARAVARA RAO BARRED FROM SPEAKING TO MEDIA …

Bombay High Court reserves order on granting medical bail to activist poet Varavara Rao
3 years, 11 months ago

Bombay High Court reserves order on granting medical bail to activist poet Varavara Rao

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Of the 365 days since last February, jailed activist-poet Varavara Rao spent 149 days in the hospital, his counsel Indira Jaising told the Bombay High Court Monday to highlight his poor health condition and push for interim bail in the case of the Elgar-Parishad-Maoist links. The fact that Rao spent almost half the time in several hospitals made clear …

When It Comes To Fundamental Rights Of Prisoners It Is Not An Adversarial Litigation, It Is The Duty Of State: Bombay High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

When It Comes To Fundamental Rights Of Prisoners It Is Not An Adversarial Litigation, It Is The Duty Of State: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Can the continued detention or incarceration of an undertrial be detrimental to his health? The Bombay High Court is likely to answer this question while deciding 81-year-old poet-activist, Dr Varavara Rao's bail application on medical grounds. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale on Thursday repeatedly asked the State as well as the National Investigating Agency their …

NIA urges Bombay HC to reject Varavara Rao's bail plea on medical grounds, claims poet's condition is 'stable'
3 years, 11 months ago

NIA urges Bombay HC to reject Varavara Rao's bail plea on medical grounds, claims poet's condition is 'stable'

Firstpost  

The court, however, pointed out that Rao’s reports from the JJ Hospital, the Taloja prison hospital and St George Hospital, issued last year, all mentioned dementia and brain atrophy Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday urged the Bombay High Court to reject the plea for bail on medical grounds filed by poet-activist Varavara Rao, arrested in the case of …

Willing to Shift Poet Varavara Rao to JJ Hospital Prison Ward: Maha Govt to Bombay HC
3 years, 11 months ago

Willing to Shift Poet Varavara Rao to JJ Hospital Prison Ward: Maha Govt to Bombay HC

News 18  

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that the state was willing to shift jailed poet Varavara Rao to the prison ward of the JJ Hospital in Mumbai from a private facility. On Thursday, state's counsel Deepak Thakare, however, told the HC that the instructions from the state were that once discharged, Rao could instead be sent …

Bhima-Koregaon case: Can keep Varavara Rao in JJ Hospital's prison ward, Maharashtra govt tells HC
3 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Can keep Varavara Rao in JJ Hospital's prison ward, Maharashtra govt tells HC

India Today  

Maharashtra government says Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao can be shifted to state-run JJ hospital where he would be taken care of just as well as he is being taken care of at privately-run Nanavati Hospital. Until now, the Maharashtra government has been bearing the expenses of Rao's medical bills since he was shifted out of Taloja jail due to …

Conditions of Poet Activist Varavara Rao's Detention Cruel, Inhuman: Bombay HC Told
3 years, 11 months ago

Conditions of Poet Activist Varavara Rao's Detention Cruel, Inhuman: Bombay HC Told

News 18  

The conditions of poet Varavara Rao's detention are "cruel, inhuman, and degrading", senior lawyer Indira Jaising told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, and urged it to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to release him from prison. Jaising is the counsel for Rao's wife Hemlatha in a writ petition filed last year by the latter, alleging …

Jailed Activist Varavara Rao to Stay in Private Hospital Till Next Week, Says Bombay HC
4 years ago

Jailed Activist Varavara Rao to Stay in Private Hospital Till Next Week, Says Bombay HC

News 18  

Jailed Telugu poet and activist Varavara Rao will continue to stay at a private hospital in Mumbai till January 13, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday. Rao, 80, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in the city owing to his health issues in November following the court's orders. A division bench of …

Varavara Rao's condition improved, but to remain at private hospital, says Bombay High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Varavara Rao's condition improved, but to remain at private hospital, says Bombay High Court

Firstpost  

A division bench of justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik made the remarks after perusing a medical report submitted by Nanavati Hospital where Rao, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was admitted on 18 November Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the condition of poet-activist Varavara Rao, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, had improved but …

Elgar Parishad case: Varavara Rao to be shifted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital for 15 days
4 years, 1 month ago

Elgar Parishad case: Varavara Rao to be shifted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital for 15 days

Firstpost  

The jailed activist had filed a bail application seeking to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital immediately, owing to his ‘diminishing neurological and physical health condition’ Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday agreed to shift jailed poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai for treatment for 15 days. State’s counsel Deepak …

BREAKING - 'He's Almost On Deathbed': Bombay High Court Orders To Shift Varavara Rao To Nanavati Hospital From Prison
4 years, 1 month ago

BREAKING - 'He's Almost On Deathbed': Bombay High Court Orders To Shift Varavara Rao To Nanavati Hospital From Prison

Live Law  

Taking note of the critical medical condition of the 81-year old undertrial Varavara Rao, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that he be shifted to Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital from Taloja Jail, for 15 days for a thorough check-up.A Division Bench comprising of Justices SS Shinde and Madhav Jamdar said, "Ultimately the man is on almost death bed. Taking …

Ailing poet-activist Varavara Rao to be shifted to private hospital for treatment
4 years, 1 month ago

Ailing poet-activist Varavara Rao to be shifted to private hospital for treatment

India Today  

Bombay High Court has allowed activist and poet Varavara Rao to be admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai for 15 days’ treatment at Maharashtra government's expense. The Maharashtra government had said in a medical report that Varavara Rao is "fully conscious and oriented" amid concerns of his deteriorating neurological condition. Recounting how Varavara Rao had suffered at the hospital, Jaising …

'Varavara Rao Not Seen By Experts; His Medical Report Complete Eyewash' : Indira Jaising Tells Bombay High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

'Varavara Rao Not Seen By Experts; His Medical Report Complete Eyewash' : Indira Jaising Tells Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The medical report prepared by the doctors of Nanavati hospital after examining 81-year old undertrial Varavara Rao through video call is a 'complete eyewash', said his lawyer Senior Advocate Indira Jaising in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Jaising raised serious objections against the medical report. The medical report prepared by the doctors of Nanavati hospital after examining 81-year old undertrial …

Bombay High Court Directs Immediate Medical Examination Of Varavara Rao To Consider Prayer For Shifting To Hospital
4 years, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Directs Immediate Medical Examination Of Varavara Rao To Consider Prayer For Shifting To Hospital

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed immediate medical examination of 81-year-old Varavara Rao, lodged in Taloja jail in the Bhima Koregaon case, to ascertain whether he needs to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital. Elaborating on his medical condition, Sr Adv Jaising said that on May 15, Rao was shifted to Taloja jail hospital. Then what is the harm in …

Bombay HC Orders Examination of Varavara Rao by Nanavati Hospital
4 years, 1 month ago

Bombay HC Orders Examination of Varavara Rao by Nanavati Hospital

The Quint  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, 12 November, ordered an immediate medical examination of 80-year-old poet-activist Varavara Rao by doctors from the super-speciality Nanavati Hospital. Rao is accused of having Maoist links and being involved with Maoist plots across the country, and as a result is one of the 16 activists arrested in the Bhima Koregaon matter, which is being …

"Varavara Rao's Health Deteriorating Again"; Bombay HC To Hear Today Plea Filed By His Wife Seeking His Immediate Release
4 years, 1 month ago

"Varavara Rao's Health Deteriorating Again"; Bombay HC To Hear Today Plea Filed By His Wife Seeking His Immediate Release

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court will be hearing today a plea filed by Pendyala Hemalatha Rao, wife of telugu poet Varavara Rao, seeking his immediate release from Taloja jail so that the 81-year-old can be under his family's care at Hyderabad. The Apex Court also directed the High Court to take up the plea filed on behalf of Varavara Rao's wife …

Bhima Koregaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to expeditiously consider Varavara Rao's bail plea
4 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to expeditiously consider Varavara Rao's bail plea

Firstpost  

The apex court took note of the fact that the bail application has not been heard by the High Court since 17 September and said the matter raises questions regarding the prisoner’s human rights New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bombay High Court to expeditiously consider hearing the plea filed by the wife of Telugu poet and …

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Consider Varavara Rao's Bail Application At The Earliest
4 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Consider Varavara Rao's Bail Application At The Earliest

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to list the bail application of 81-year-old poet P. Varavara Rao, who is an undetrail in the Bhima Koregaon case, before the appropriate Bench and hear it at the earliest. A Bench comprising of Justices UU Lalit, Vineet Saran and S. Ravindra Bhat expressed concern about the bail application filed …

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