New Delhi, Dec 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case on January 7. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the direction after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought adjournment, stating that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta would appear and argue the matter.

While listing the case for January 7, the bench made it clear that no further adjournment would be granted to the agency. Shah has challenged the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail. During the hearing, NIA’s counsel informed the bench that the Solicitor General was engaged in a part-heard matter in another court and requested the hearing to be shifted to January.

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,

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