The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a question whether the offence of gold smuggling can be termed as terrorist activity under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A bench of Justices R F Nariman and B R Gavai issued notice to Centre and National Investigating Agency (NIA) on a plea against an order of Rajasthan High Court, which had declined to quash the FIR registered by the probe agency under the offences of UAPA. "Issue notice", the bench said in its order passed on Monday. The petitioner, Mohammad Aslam, who was caught smuggling over 1.5kg gold at Jaipur International Airport has sought stay of arrest, investigation and proceedings in the FIR lodged by the NIA under provisions of UAPA.