During today’s hearing, the bench told the counsel of Gautam Navlakha, “If you have asked for it (house arrest), you have to pay (the costs for security cover). You cannot escape your liability.”
Gautam Navlakha has been linked with NewsClick's founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha since 1991 and has been a shareholder in NewsClick since its inception in 2018.
Delhi High Court has discharged Vivek Agnihotri in a 2018 Contempt-of-Court case after he appeared in person and reiterated his remorse over his remark.