ASG S Raju told the SC that Gautam Nalakha was yet to clear the ₹1 crore bill raised by Maharashtra for round-the-clock protection during his house arrest.
Sources said that from November 19, 2022, the date of formal commencement of his house arrest in Navi Mumbai, till August 31 this year, the charges for Navlakha’s protection amounted to ₹1,12,11,793
The Supreme Court’s 17-page order in November 2022 also noted that the charge sheet was filed in 2021 but the charges were yet to be framed against Gautam Navlakha
The special court rejection was based on prime facie finding that Navlakha had connections with ISI operative Gulam Nabi Fai in the US and he was also connected to the banned CPI (Maoist). Navlakha, however, stated in his appeal that there was no substantial evidence to prove the claims made by the agency
Navlaka had earlier filed an application seeking to be shifted from the public library, under the control of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Mumbai