After observing that CBI and IB "was not helping judiciary"#SupremeCourt to resume hearing its Suo motu case taken up in the larger interest of Safeguarding Courts and Judicial Officers. The development was after the death of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand Image
Refer this for details of the previous hearing: barandbench.com/news/litigatio…

#supremecourt #suomotu
CBI was slated to submit its report in sealed cover

CJI: Nothing in sealed cover. We want something concrete. arrest and seizing of vehicles is done by state, you have not indicated anything about intention motive anything.
SG Tushar Mehta: those who were driving the lorry are under interrogation

CJI: When is the matter listed before the High Court

Justice Vineet Saran: 12th?

Adv General: it is on 12th
CJI: We will adjourn, let the chief justice continue and monitor the case. We will keep the case pending. keeping in view of gravity we direct CBI to file a status report in Jharkhand HC every week. Chief Justice to monitor the case
CJI: We had taken suo motu cognisance to make all judicial officers safe and secure. Let this matter be taken up with the plea in which notice has been issued to centre and all the states. we expect counters to be filed in the case.

#supremecourt

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