Claim
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appealed to the Supreme Court on behalf of the government for an immediate hearing, and the Supreme Court has assured an early hearing.
“सरकार की ओर से देश के सोलसिटर जनरल तुषार मेहता ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में तुरंत सुनवाई की अपील की। राहत की बात सिर्फ यह है कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने जल्द सुनवाई का भरोसा दे दिया है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On 2 July 2026, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, mentioned the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case before the Supreme Court and sought an urgent hearing against the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi; the bench agreed to list it for the next day, and the case was in fact heard on 3 July. This matches the anchor's claim that the government's SG appealed for an immediate hearing and the Supreme Court assured an early one. The 'government' is specifically the Meghalaya state government, which the quote does not misstate.
Evidence
- https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/raja-raghuvanshi-murder-meghalaya-moves-sc-against-bail-to-sonam-raghuvanshi20260702150635/ On 2 July 2026, SG Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, mentioned the matter before a Supreme Court bench (Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu) seeking an urgent hearing against Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail; the bench agreed to list it for Friday. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/raja-raghuvanshi-murder-meghalaya-court-challenges-sonam-raghuvanshis-bail-in-supreme-court-urgent-hearing-on-july-2 Reports the Meghalaya government's challenge in the Supreme Court with an urgent hearing sought on July 2. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://organiser.org/2026/07/03/360859/bharat/raja-raghuvanshi-murder-case-supreme-court-refuses-to-stay-bail-granted-to-sonam-raghuvanshi/ Confirms the early hearing materialised: on 3 July 2026 the Supreme Court heard the matter (and refused to stay the bail), verifying the court did grant the expedited listing. ✓ reachable · archived