New Delhi, May 20 -- The Supreme Court is likely to hear a petition filed by Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad on Tuesday, May 20, against his arrest over a Facebook post over Operation Sindoor, a joint military action by the Indian Armed Forces targeting nine locations of Pakistan and PoK, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.

On Monday, Mahmudabad, who was arrested on Sunday, moved the Supreme Court to challenge his arrest. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal stated the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, seeking an early hearing of the case.

The complaint against Mahmudabad over the social media post regarding press briefings of Operation Sindoor was filed by Yogesh Jatheri, the general secretary of ...