Who is Teesta Setalvad?

A sessions court recently rejected her discharge plea in the case, even as the Supreme Court granted her bail after the Gujarat High Court denied her relief

A sessions court had recently rejected her discharge plea in the case, even as the Supreme Court granted her bail after the Gujarat High Court denied her relief

The Gujarat government had opposed her application saying that she abused the trust of the riots victims and implicated innocent persons

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court order that had rejected her regular bail plea and ordered her to surrender immediately

From granting bail to Setalvad to refusing PIL seeking to bring 'Arikkomban' back to its natural habitat, here's what all happened in the Supreme Court today

A bench of Justices B R Gavai, A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Gujarat government on the appeal filed by Setalvad against the Gujarat high court order

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The three-judge bench heard the matter in a special sitting after a two-judge vacation bench differed on granting interim protection from arrest to Setalvad

Setalvad approached the apex court for relief soon after the Gujarat High Court rejected her regular bail plea

As the applicant is out on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court, she is directed to surrender immediately, the court said in its order

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Setalvad was tasked to defame Gujarat, the then chief minister Narendra Modi and BJP workers, the state government said

According to the report, officials said that CPR's licence was revoked recently over non-compliance with FCRA norms.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the CBI and the Gujarat government as to why they want to send social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand back in jail

Justice Samir Dave recused himself from hearing regular bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has said the country had rarely seen accountability of the state as far as targeted violence is concerned

A special investigation team filed a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setalvad, retired Director General of Police RB Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt in the 2002 Gujarat riots case

Activist Teesta Setalvad walked out of a prison here on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court granted her interim bail in a case of allegedly fabricating evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots

"Welcome to freedom, Ms Teesta Setalvad, a courageous fighter for justice!" Chidambaram said in a tweet