NEWS UPDATE: Supreme Court to hear plea seeking compensation for political activist Erendro on August 23. He was released from detention after being booked under National Security Act for comment on cow dung and urine as cures for Covid-19

Supreme Court will hear on August 23 plea seeking compensation for illegal detention underwent by Manipur based political activist Leichobam Erendro under the stringent National Security Act over a Facebook post that cow dung or cow urine will not cure COVID. #SupremeCourt #NSA pic.twitter.com/SLR2VykiXz
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) August 16, 2021

Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah had told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that it was a serious issue as someone lost his liberty since May and the petitioners have prayed for grant of compensation to Erendro for detentionhttps://t.co/udJrgBrOHD
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) August 16, 2021

Manipur govt has told #SupremeCourt that once NSA charged activist Erendro Leichombam cannot be given compensation as his arrest was needed to stop him from abusing his position as a political activist. Says cases pending against him and a habitual offender.