Singhvi: I was offered myself and said it was complete vegetarian. Though I did not have it..
CJI: synthesized from what ?
Singhvi: made from soya etc. Some have made industries. @DrAMSinghvi
Dr Singhvi: It gives the same satisfaction to meat eaters as real meat involving no killing of animals.
Senior Adv Aryama Sundaram: In fact some Buddhist restaurants do this
CJI: the fact of the matter is under prevention of cruelty to animals killing is not cruelty. That's the truth. Dr Edward Bono said lot of people had horror of simple. Some people don't like simple statement and complicate it beyond understanding.
CJI: Killing is not cruelty. You must look at this with dispassion.
Singhvi: lot of work needs to be done. Punishment for animal cruelty is not justified. Such heinous....
CJI: I had heard the Deonar Abattoir case in Mumbai, the pleadings were itself unpleasant.
#SupremeCourt bench states that it was of the opinion that a committee be formed to frame guidelines on ascertaining economic value of trees to be felled. However CJI says it might not be able to pursue the committee report on time (CJI Bobde to retire in end of April)
CJI SA Bobde: We will lay down guidelines which needs to be taken into account for ascertaining the economic value of trees.
CJI: we had said Ranjeet Singh is a senior member in this field and be in the committee
SG: He is not well
CJI: he had appeared before us. He seems quite well
CJI SA Bobde led bench to hear transfer petitions filed by Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech seeking to transfer the pending cases from Delhi HC and other courts to #SupremeCourt
Senior Adv Mukul Rohatgi appears for @BharatBiotech : Delhi HC heard a suo motu writ petiton. We want a stay on the order. Lawyers were interested in the issue and they joined proceedings
CJI: show me the Delhi HC order
Rohatgi: Both of us including @SerumInstIndia appeared
We were asked capacity to manufacture #COVID19vaccines , capacity to transport etc. Even centre was asked to reply on the similar issues. Why 45 years to 60 years was the rationale for vaccines and we were asked for it
Justice SS Shinde led bench of #BombayHighCourt will continue hearing the plea filed by @republic TV challenging the proceedings initiated by the @MumbaiPolice in the #TRPScam case today.
In previous hearing the Court demanded why @republic and #ArnabGoswami were not named as accused in the matter. The State will respond to this today.
CJI SA Bobde led bench to hear a plea by Central government (Narcotics Control Bureau) against Bombay High Court decision granting Regular Bail to @Tweet2Rhea (Rhea Chakraborty) in the NDPS case. #SushantSinghRajput #RheaChakraborty
Solicitor-General: We know you will not interfere in the grant of bail. But my worry is Bombay HC has made wide ranging interpretation if NDPS Act which will make the Act meaningless
CJI: We interfere in bail. But you can come here only if you challenge the bail order and not finding of the High Court in a bail order