Abhishek Manu Singhvi argues that the SC on August 21 had ordered for a hearing on Friday, August 23. Prosecution should not have acted in a way (by arresting Chidambaram on August 21) to render a judicial order ineffective.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was present in the Court when an order for hearing was passed. His client (CBI) should not have acted in this way then, Singhvi.
#Breaking: Supreme Court dismisses SLP filed by Chidambaram against Delhi High Court order denying him protection from arrest as far as CBI case is concerned. Court says matter is now infructuous.
Chidambaram granted liberty to move appropriate Court for regular bail
Supreme Court now hears the SLP filed in relation to the cases filed by ED against P Chidambaram.
Sibal questions the handing over of certain documents in a sealed cover to the Delhi High Court. He says that P Chidambaram was not aware of these documents/notes.
If they discovered some material between the time FIR was filed and I was arrested, they should have summoned me and interrogated me. They cannot spring it like a surprise in the Court, Sibal.
The Will that was spoken about by SG in the earlier hearing is in public domain. The attachment of properties is known. They cannot just make statements like this. ED's only case is that he is not cooperating. This is not fair, this is media trial, Sibal
SG has contended discovery of large number of mails, bank accounts, among other things. All this was never out to Chidambaram. He was examined by ED thrice and only once by the CBI. Neither agencies put any of this before him.
They have to clarify when these documents and notes were discovered. If it was before questioning, why didn't they confront him and if it was after questioning, then why was he not called again, Sibal
SG says Chidambaram is being evasive but the Court should peruse the questions that were put to him and the responses given by him to ascertain if he was being evasive.
The case is that Karti Chidambaram used his relationship with P Chidambaram to influence public servants to secure ex-post facto FIPB approvals for the downstream investment in INX media, Sibal
The CA Bhaskar Raman got bail, Karti Chidambaram got bail, Indrani and Peter Mukherjea are on default bail and no sanctions have been sought for the six government secretaries till now, Sibal
P Chidambaram is being made vicariously liable. The ED's case seems to be that since he's Karti's father, he must be involved... There is no chargesheet filed naming him so prima facie no offence has been committed, Sibal.
Sibal cites the judgment of a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of Gurbaksh Singh on the issue of right of an accused for anticipatory bail.
If there is a money trail, there must be documents and the source of the monies traceable. What are they trying to find out? First probe, find out and then seek custody, Sibal
If something is found after probing documents, it should be put before the accused for him to give an explanation. Here it's a one way street where documents are produced in Court but not put before accused, Sibal
Great ignominy and humiliation is attached to an arrest. The moment someone is arrested, you destroy that man. You make believe that the man js guilty. That is what is happening here, Sibal
On the Delhi High Court, Sibal says what is the application of mind of the Judge when certain paragraphs are a word for word, comma for comma copy of the note submitted by the SG?
That is exactly my objection that while he (SG) can put whatever he wishes before the Court but it should be put before me first. These are the procedural issues that need to be addressed in a case which involves personal liberty, Sibal
There is also another serious issue that why was the order reserved for seven month? It took him (Justice Sunil Gaur of the HC) 7 months to decide that there was gravity in the matter, Sibal
Their case is, and it is mentioned in the judgment, that Chidambaram has been evasive during questioning, then Your Lordships must ask for transcripts and decide if he was being evasive, Sibal
They (investigating agencies) are saying that they have cogent evidence against the petitioner and at the same time they say that evidence is yet to be unearthed. Then what is this cogent evidence then? - Sibal
They are claiming that there is apprehension of tampering of evidence. Tampering of what? Properties situated outside? Or bank accounts? If that tampering is possible, my arms must be really long, Sibal
Supreme Court to continue hearing the case tomorrow at 12 noon. P Chidambaram to file a rejoinder to the ED's affidavit. Interim protection from arrest granted to Chidambaram in the ED case to continue till tomorrow.
#SupremeCourt to shortly deliver judgment on this significant issue
The court to hand down verdict in the suo motu case concerning visually impaired in judicial services
The genesis of the case lies in the rules governing judicial appointments in Madhya Pradesh which contained discriminatory language that prevented blind individuals from becoming judges.
This exclusion was challenged after a mother, whose visually impaired child aspired to the judiciary, wrote to the court, leading to a court-initiated public interest litigation.
Justice R Mahadevan: we have treated it as the most important case. We have touched upon constitutional framework also and institutional disability jurisprudence...
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea by Ranveer Allahabadia and Ashish Chanchlani in the case over remarks made in #indiasgotlatent show
Allahabadia and Chanchlani were protected from arrest in the last hearing
@BeerBicepsGuy
Dr Abhinav Chandrachud: We have moved an application. We are seeking lifting of one part of the order which refrained him from airing his shows etc. He has no sense of humour at all.. but he has 280 employees and it is his livelihood. It can be ordered that let no profane words be uttered.
SG: this is an isolated case. It is not vulgar but it is perverse. I saw the show also out of curiosity.. humour is one thing, vulgarity is one thing, and perversity is another level. Leave alone man and woman.. me and AG cannot see it together. The judges cannot see it together. Let him stay quiet for sometime .. Assam called him. He did not come.
Supreme Court to hear plea by Ranveer Allahabadia challenging multiple FIRs filed against him after he made certain remarks on India's Got Latent show
@BeerBicepsGuy #SupremeCourt #Indiasgotlatent
Dr Abhinav Chandrachud: Petitioner has got death threats.. 5 lakh reward for cutting his tongue. Former wrestler says he should not be spared in any party we meet him. All for a 10 second clip.
Are you defending the language used: Justice Surya Kant
Dr Chandrachud: As an officer of the court I am disgusted at the language used.
SC: so what are the parameters of obscenity and vulgarity. In the society which has some self evolved values and when we behave within those parameters we want to know what are the parameters of Indian society According to the petitioner.
Supreme Court hears the plea by Association of Democratic Reforms
CJI Sanjiv Khanna: what is this for ?
Adv Prashant Bhushan: we are Seeking that the procedure which ECI needs to adopt as per supreme Court judgment is in consonance with their standard operating protocol. What we want is that somebody should examine the software and the hardware of the EVMs in order to see if the software and hardware has any element of manipulation or not
CJI: Once votes are counted the paper trails are taken out or it's still there
Bhushan: they should maintain the paper trail
Sr Adv Devadatta Kamath: I appear for Sarva mitter. The entire data was wiped out. the evms on which polling was done should be tested.
CJI: to be done within seven days.. and the machine could be as per candidate choice and the burnt memory could be checked and verified.
Sr Adv Kamath: dummy units are checked not real ones. Here a fresh poll is being conducted and 40,000 being spent for verifying and checking each machine and the payment is to be by the candidate and then it's just a mock poll!
Supreme Court hears PIL by National Federation of Indian Women over the alleged increase in cases of Lynching and MobViolence, particularly by 'CowVigilantes'
Justice BR Gavai: Issue has already concluded. Can we revive that by way of another writ
Adv Nizamuddin Pasha: But the issue is when private individuals are given police powers to seize vehicles and nab people for cattle smuggling.. this is how police powers are given to private agencies. Attitude of state machinery needs to be looked at and see how brazen it is.. some kind of oversight from this court will help
Justice Gavai: You can challenge those notifications before the court
Pasha: It exists across states and is across spectrum
SG Tushar Mehta: I appear for the Union. If such things are happening it can be challenged
Pasha: 13 states follow this rule
Justice Gavai: is there are a direction in this case by us to all states .
SG: On Nov 6,2024, 6 states as selected by petitioner were asked to respond.
Pasha: and thereafter all states and UTs were made a part. Oct 28,2023, was the plea to implead all States and UTs . They have replied also
Should former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain granted interim bail in a case related to Delhi riots so that he may campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls as an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate?
#SupremeCourt to hear @AamAadmiParty @aimim_national
The case comes to a three-judge bench after Justice Pankaj Mithal ruled that bail should be denied and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah stated that bail should be granted #TahirHussain #DelhiElection2025
Hearing to commence at 10:30 am #SupremeCourtofIndia