Justice NV Ramana led bench of #SupremeCourt to hear a case regarding persons killed in fake #encounters by police personnel and personnel in uniform of the armed forces of the Union. The case was originally filed in 2012 leading to a judgment against police excess
Senior Advocate Dr Menaka Guruswamy to appear as the Amicus Curiae
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Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta: Let me tell you the prayer.
@MenakaGuruswamy appears as the Amicus curiae

SG: Its the case about Forces at the Manipur border and why did they shoot

Justice Ramana: That is not the issue
SG: CBI had passed an order in August, 2017

Justice Ramana: Today we will deal with the discharge application regarding the officer

SG: this is not an area for amicus to make submissions
Guruswamy: Application by CBI is not listed today. On 5.7.2018 NHRC was made a part of the SIT

Justice Surya Kant: we can allow the officer to be discharged since he is retiring. Centre can substitute someone else

SG: please demarcate role of amicus. They cannot run CBI
SG: This is happening in every matter. They can assist on question of law and nothing else. It's happening in other case.

Justice Ramana: You are a senior officer and Solicitor-General, we know what amicus does. Let us not get into that.Tell us who will you replace officer with
SG: I will submit a list, the Amicus can select.

Senior Adv Basava Patil: This officer was with SIT and then promoted as DIG and was a part of NHRC. Let the promotion be given effect. I want to join the police.

Justice Ramana: Once you are out how can you seek to enter
Patil: I am only seeking release as per letter. Nothing more
Senior Adv Colin Gonsalves: There is a huge backlog of 655 cases. Replacement must happen immediately

#SupremeCourt: officer may be allowed to discharge his post and join promoted post. Centre is directed to provide a suitable officer expeditiously.

Matter over
Solicitor-General: Please demarcate the line by which your Lordships be assisted by amicus. We are seeing this since decades. We can file an application. It's not for @MenakaGuruswamy and in general I am not inputing motives to any Individual. They cannot be running the law.

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