Elgar Case: Teltumbde withdraws foreign travel plea after Bombay HC shows reluctance

Academician and activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, on Wednesday withdrew his petition before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad for academic lectures, after the court indicated it was not inclined to grant the request.

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A division bench led by Justice A. S. Gadkari observed that'Teltumbde could deliver the proposed lectures virtually, instead of travelling overseas.

Teltumbde’s counsel, senior advocate Mihir Desai, argued that apart from lectures, his client was also expected to hold seminars and interact with faculty and students in person. The bench, however, reiterated its disinclination, noting that a special NIA court had only recently rejected Teltumbde’s application for discharge in the case.

Following this, Desai sought to withdraw the petition, which the court allowed.

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