The counsel member of Navlakha, submit before, a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna that the place, where he is under house arrest, is a public library and needs to be vacated. 

"All I am seeking is a change of address in Mumbai", Navlakha's counsel said, requesting for urgent hearing.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was appearing in another matter in the court, said he had no idea about the mentioning of the application and sought time to respond to it.

The bench said it will take up the matter for a hearing next Friday.

Case Brief:

Last year, in November, the Supreme Court allowed Navlakha, who was then lodged in Navi Mumbai's Taloja prison in connection with the case, to be placed under house arrest owing to his deteriorating health.

Noting the activist has been in custody since April 14, 2020, and prima facie there is no reason to reject his medical report, it had said Navlakha does not have any criminal background except this case and even the Government of India had appointed him as interlocutor to hold talks with Maoists.