Overview

• The Supreme Court website shows the matter will not be listed before Justice M.M. Sundresh, who stepped aside on August 26.
• Case status indicates a tentative September 1 hearing before a bench that does not include him.
• Gadling’s Special Leave Petition under Section 21(4) of the NIA Act challenges the dismissal of his bail appeal.
• Counsel Anand Grover recently sought an expedited listing before the Chief Justice, citing roughly 6.5 years in custody and 11 adjournments.
• The NIA alleges Gadling conspired with Maoists to torch 76 iron-ore trucks at Surjagarh in 2016 and ties him to the Elgar Parishad–Bhima Koregaon case under UAPA and IPC provisions.