(Arnab Goswami vs Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Supreme Court to resume hearing Goswami's challenge to breach of privilege notice sent to him by Maharashtra assembly. Court to hear the #contempt notice it had issued against Additonal Secretary of the Assembly
#ArnabGoswami
Supreme Court to resume hearing Goswami's challenge to breach of privilege notice sent to him by Maharashtra assembly. Court to hear the #contempt notice it had issued against Additonal Secretary of the Assembly
#ArnabGoswami
The top court had earlier summoned Vilas Athawale, Assistant Secretary, Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal Sachivalaya for allegedly intimidating @republic Editor, Arnab Goswami which the court observed was done with the object of deterring Goswami from moving the #SupremeCourt
Court had taken a strong exception to letter written by the Secretary to #ArnabGoswami on October 13 in which Goswami was allegedly berated for producing before the Supreme Court, the minutes of proceedings sent to him by the Speaker and Privileges Committee of assembly.
Senior Adv Harish Salve: There is a reply from the contemnor. Let the notice be issued to the speaker
CJI: We can keep the matter after two weeks. We haven't read the reply.
CJI: We can keep the matter after two weeks. We haven't read the reply.
Salve: we should all file written submissions
Senior Adv Datar as the amicus curiae: I have not seen Mr Dave's counter. But as per law, an earlier verdict states that it would not per se be contempt.
Senior Adv Datar as the amicus curiae: I have not seen Mr Dave's counter. But as per law, an earlier verdict states that it would not per se be contempt.
Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave: i can prove that there is no contempt.
CJI: But what Mr Salve is saying is that the speaker should be served a copy first. The apprehension is speaker should not say that proceedings went on without our knowledge
CJI: But what Mr Salve is saying is that the speaker should be served a copy first. The apprehension is speaker should not say that proceedings went on without our knowledge
Dave: not needed. You will drop the contempt proceedings on next hearing
CJI: you don't have to tell us what to do
CJI: you don't have to tell us what to do
Dave: ED has raided the office of the MLA who complained against #ArnabGoswami.. will this be contempt of court?
CJI: Athawale has made a statement that he sent the letter on direction of the speaker. So speaker needs to be served a notice.
Seniot Adv Datar: then this means the additional secretary acted as a agent and thus the speaker needs to be served
Seniot Adv Datar: then this means the additional secretary acted as a agent and thus the speaker needs to be served
Arnab Goswami v Maharashtra Assembly: Assistant Secy says he acted on Speaker's direction, Supreme Court mulls on whether Speaker should be served notice
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