Nanavati Hospital issued two fresh medical reports for Rao, which Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, representing the NIA, handed over on Wednesday. Rao’s lawyer, Advocate R Sathyanarayanan, asked the court for some time to study before making his submissions, reported Bar and Bench
The Court has listed the matter for January 19 at 2.30 pm. Rao will continue to stay in Nanavati hospital under medical supervision till the next hearing.
The veteran Telugu poet – who is currently incarcerated in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case and has been in Taloja jail, Navi Mumbai since late 2018 – was admitted to Nanavati Hospital on 18 November for poor health after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to transfer him to Nanavati Hospital, a private medical facility as a ‘special case’ and not a precedent.
The Maharashtra government has also agreed to bear the cost of his treatment.
According to authorities, 81-year-old Rao’s alleged inflammatory speeches…