The Supreme Court, on November 9, said it was considering allowing the house arrest request of activist Gautam Navlakha incarcerated in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) link case, reports The New Indian Express. The top court asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG), S V Raju, appearing for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), to seek instructions and inform it about restrictions that can be placed on Navlakha while keeping him under house arrest for a few days. A bench of justices K M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy said it will pass the order Thursday after hearing the ASG. "He is a 70-year-old man. We don't know how long he will live. Certainly, he is going towards the inevitable. It's not that we are going to release him on bail. He is not going to enjoy the default bail that comrade Sudha (Bharadwaj) got. We are conscious that we have to tread carefully. We agree that house arrest as an alternative has to be used carefully." "We are concerned about what restriction would you like to place. Place whatever restrictions. It's not that he is going to destroy the country. At least let him remain under house arrest for a few days. Let's try to work it out," the bench said.