Overview

• On June 19, Special NIA Court Judge Chakor S Baviskar rejected Navlakha’s request to reside permanently in Delhi during his ongoing Elgar Parishad trial.
• The court ruled it could not amend bail conditions set by the Bombay High Court in December 2023, which bar him from leaving Mumbai without prior permission.
• Navlakha argued that rising living costs and his lack of stable income made it unsustainable to continue renting in Mumbai with partner Sahba Hussain.
• Judge Baviskar emphasized that permission for occasional travel differs fundamentally from approval for permanent relocation outside the court’s jurisdiction.
• Navlakha was arrested in April 2020 in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, which alleges inflammatory speeches at a 2017 Pune conclave triggered caste violence, and remains free on bail pending trial.