Justice SS Shinde: What heavens are going to fall if the petitioner is given protection for few days.
We have always believed that judiciary, agencies like RBI, CBI, ED should act independently.
Justice SS Shinde: There is threat to the very democracy if these agencies don't act independently.
Why should there be so much insistence on protection not being granted?
Bench presided by Justice Shinde were hearing the plea filed by NCP MLA Eknath Khadse for quashing a complaint filed by ED in connection to land case of Pune.
The court will hear the matter on Monday. ASG Anil Singh appearing for ED has made a statement to the Court that ED will not take any action in the mean time.
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Karnataka HC is hearing two petitions moved by Amazon and flipkart seeking to quash the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against them for alleged violations of Competition Law.
Bench: Mr, Gopal Subramanium, your written submissions is bigger than the Writ petition. I only want bullet points.
Snr Advocate Gopal Subramanium appearing for Amazon: That can be kept aside for now, your lordships.
Subramanium: My villainy is on the basis of one document- one email. This email is me giving a rebate for a seller, it is on the referral fee and not the price.
Delhi High Court begins hearing appeal to its order staying the termination of Mohit Saraf from L&L partnership.
At the outset, Justice Sanjeev Narula discloses that he knows someone at L&L Partners. Counsel on both sides take no objection to his hearing the case
Court asking how much time counsel will take. Senior Advocate @DrAMSinghvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Luthra, says he will take 1 hour 30 mins. Senior Advocate Parag Tripathi, who will argue for Saraf, says he will take 45 mins.
#BombayHighCourt will continue hearing the plea filed by #bhimakoregaon accused Dr. Varavara Rao’s wife seeking court’s intervention in violation of his fundamental right to health by the State and jail authorities with the application for bail on medical grounds.
Supreme Court is scheduled to take up for hearing shortly, petition filed by @Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to him by Delhi Assembly's Committee in relation to #DelhiRiots2020.
Senior Advocate Harish Salve appears for Petitioner: You can only summon those who is a party. If at all one is summoned is it limited to questions of evidence or fact. I may have strong opinions which I may not want to express
Senior Adv Salve: This is not a summon by the Parliament. The genesis of privilege is privilege against the crown. When the house of commons assemble they petition a ground. These are privileges by the crowm against the crown.
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear appeal by Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi, who had been arrested by the police for allegedly consuming and supplying drugs at parties and events organized by her and others, against a Karnataka HC order denying her bail
Senior Adv Siddharth Luthra: she is an actress and in custody now since 140 days. There is no recovery of contraband and the only allegation is co accused Ravishankar statement against me. Thus they say I finance the drugs. Only 1.5 gm ecstasy consumption was stated
Justice Nariman: all this is the argument of the prosecutor