Guwahati, Sept. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stretched the protection granted to senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and other journalists like the consulting editor of online news portal The Wire, in cases filed against them in Assam over a news article.

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi extended the protection after senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for Varadarajan and others, said they had written to Assam Police but not received their response.

The top court did record the submission and adjourned the hearing.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, sought to file his response to the main plea challenging the constitutional validity of sedition law - seen as the succes...