The Supreme Court declined a Maharashtra government request for a stay on the acquittal of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and others in the Maoist links case, deeming the Bombay High Court's decision "prima facie well-reasoned."

During a press conference, Saibaba shared details of his "prison ordeal" and became visibly emotional while discussing the impact the past seven years had on his family.

In a significant legal development, the Maharashtra government has escalated its legal confrontation to the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, following the Bombay High Court's recent verdict acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in a case related to alleged Maoist links.