The Supreme Court on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the Bengal government on a contempt plea in connection with a delay in releasing the BJP activist who was arrested for allegedly posting a meme on chief minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. The petition alleges that there was a delay in releasing activist Priyanka Sharma despite the apex court’s order granting her bail. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notices to the state government and others on the contempt plea filed by the activist’s brother, Rajib Sharma. On May 14, a vacation bench of the Supreme Court had granted bail to Priyanka. Rajib has approached the top court alleging that there was a delay of over 24 hours in releasing his sister from jail, despite the court’s May 14 order.

Source: The Telegraph July 01, 2019 07:14 UTC