YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s release: Supreme Court orders release of YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar after Tamil Nadu revokes detention under Goondas Act.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra recorded the submission by the Tamil Nadu government that his detention orders were revoked, and ordered that he should be released immediately.

Supreme Court orders release of YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar after Tamil Nadu revokes detention under Goondas Act.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to immediately release YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who had been detained under the Goondas Act. Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the state government, told the top court that no orders would be required as the advisory board revoked the detention […]

The top court's order came after the Tamil Nadu government apprised it of the state having revoked his detention order following the opinion of an advisory board on the issue.