The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to January 7 the hearing on bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case.

A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) counsel sought adjournment on the grounds that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta – who had to argue the case – was busy in another court in a part-heard matter.

The bench, however, made clear that no further adjournment would be granted to NIA. “One last opportunity is granted to the respondent (NIA). We will have it on January 7. We will say no further time will be granted,” it said.

Shah has challenged the Delhi High Court’s June 12 order denying him bail in the case.

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, representing Shah, s

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