The Gujarat High Court today issued a notice to the state Government on the bail petition of the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, arrested in a sedition case. Justice A J Desai asked the Government to file its reply and kept the next hearing on April 7.<br/><br/> Meanwhile Hardik's lawyer informed the court that a plea filed in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the case against the petitioner is scheduled for hearing in the first week of April.<br/><br/>Hardik approached the High Court last Friday after the sessions court rejected his bail application saying he might repeat the offence. Hardik and five others have been accused of inciting violence to mount pressure on the government for accepting the demand of reservations for the Patel community.
News On AIR | March 18, 2016 8:16 PM
Hardik's bail plea: High Court issues notice to Gujarat govt