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CJI SA Bobde led bench to shortly name the judge who would replace special judge Bharat Parashar to conduct trials in the sensational coal scam cases pending since 2014.
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#CoalScam

The top court on March 15 requested the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court to provide names of five trial court judges of “high caliber and absolute integrity” for appointing one of them as the special judge to replace Parashar.

Hearing commences

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Senior Adv RS Cheema makes submissions

CJI: there are 5 names which are suggested to us. Arun Bhardwaj, Ravindra Bhat, Digvijay Singh and Amit Bhansal. We don't have their ACRs. We believe all of them are good since they have been sent by Delhi HC Registrar General

RS Cheema: Pending cases is 40. My proposal was let there be two special courts.

CJI: We can appoint two special courts

SG Mehta: I have no personal knowledge.

Cheema: You said earlier "high calibre" and "integrity"

CJI: Cheema suggests that two special courts may be appointed as pending cases are above 41. SG Mehta agrees to suggestions. We have perused the 5 names by Reg General of Delhi HC. We appoint Shri Arun Bhardwaj and Shri Sanjay Bhansal for special courts number 1 and 2

SG Mehta: there is one IA which is not listed. It was by Senior Adv Cheema

Cheema: It was about relieving me from the PMLA cases of thr coal scam. I was extended upto June. It's expired now

CJI: You are so valuable. We can relieve you of you suggest an alternate.

SG Mehta and Senior Adv Cheema states discussions have taken place inter se.

Adv ML Sharma: They are not supplying the copies of IA. I am the petitioner and I don't know contents of these IAs.

CJI: you collect a copy from here.

Matter over.

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[BREAKING] Supreme Court appoints two new special judges to conduct trial in Coal scam cases

report by @DebayonRoy

#SupremeCourt #coalscam #coalgate

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New Judges in place of Judge Bharat Parashar.
Judges Arun Bhardwaj and Sanjay Bhansal will oversee cases relating to the Coal Scam #Coalscam #SupremeCourt

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