Last Update: March 03, 2023, 20:17 IST
Congress national spokesperson Pawan Kheda (File photo: PTI)
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala adjourned the hearing till March 17 as it had run out of time.
The Supreme Court on Friday extended till March 17 the interim bail granted to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case related to his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kheda was arrested by the Assam Police in the case.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala adjourned the hearing till March 17 as it had run out of time.
The bench also said that the replies of Uttar Pradesh and Assam were not on record and it would hear the petition after Holi vacation.
It clarified that the interim bail granted to Khera will be extended till March 17 when it will hear the matter.
Earlier, on February 27, the court had extended the security of the Congress spokesperson till Friday.
Khera was arrested at the Delhi airport after he was offloaded from a Raipur-bound flight over his alleged remarks against Modi at a press conference in Mumbai on February 17.
He was later granted bail by a magistrate court here.
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