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7 Oct, 27 tweets, 14 min read

[LIVE THREAD] Supreme Court to hear its suo motu case concerning Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight dead, including a group of farmers (RE- VIOLENCE IN LAKHIMPUR KHERI (UP) LEADING TO LOSS OF LIFE) #SupremeCourt #LakhimpurKheri #SuoMotu

A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli will hear the matter post 10.30 am today
#SupremeCourt #LakhimpurKheri

In the wake of the violence, two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh had written a letter to CJI NV Ramana seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) #SupremeCourt #LakhimpurKheri

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#SupremeCourt #LakhimpurKheri

Update: A single-member Commission of Enquiry with headquarters at Lakhimpur Kheri has been constituted to investigate the death of 8 persons in Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

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#SupremeCourt bench has assembled. Case to be taken up shortly
#suomotu #LakhimpurKheri

Lakhimpur Kheri: Suo motu case hearing before Supreme Court [Live Updates]

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Read live updates from court here: bityl.co/90iO

Suo Motu Matter begins

#LakhimpurKheri #SupremeCourt

CJI NV Ramana: 2 advocates have written a letter day before yesterday.. Shiva Kumar Tripathi and one more gentleman

#LakhimpurKheri #SupremeCourt

CJI: Sr Adv Vijay Hansaria you are appearing for whom?

Hansaria: i am appearing as a member of the bar for the life and liberty of Indian citizens

#LakhimpurKheri #SupremeCourt

CJI: This letter is addressed by 2 lawyers. We directed registry to register this as a pil ut due to miscommunication it became a suo motu. But its fine. Inform both the lawyers who wrote the letter to be present

#LakhimpurKheri #SupremeCourt

The matter has been passed over
To be taken up shortly
#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Matter resumes
#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

CJI: Where is the lawyer? Shiv Kumar Tripathi

Comtrol room : he is not responding

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Bench waits for the lawyer to enable his camera

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Tripathi: sorry i was unable to connect. This letter plea related to this incident .. I hope the court will take cognisance of this. actual number of farmers who died due to negligence of administration is mentioned

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Tripathi: we requested if the court can take appropriate action in this regard

Adv Amritpal Khalsa: the mother of the farmer is in critical condition my lord

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Justice Kohli: please stabilize your camera Mr Tripathi

CJI: Don't move so much

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Tripathi: the main issue is of human rights violation

CJI: you are arguing from where

Tripathi: I am unable to hear you

Khalsa: the mother of the farmer who died is in critical condition.

Justice Kohli: switch off your video and argue

Tripathi: UP govt has not taken steps which is needed in this democratic set up

CJI: what is the relief you want?

Tripathi: Directing the home ministry and state to enquire into the incident. farmers are suffering and afraid from the govt

Justice Kohli: there is a FIR registered

AAG Garima Prashad: its an unfortunate incident

CJI: 10 people lost their lives

AAG: SIT and judicial commission of inquiry has been constituted. FIR has been filed.

CJI: Grievance is you are not looking into it properly and the fir is not registered properly. what are the details of the commission?

AAG: its led by a retired HC judge

CJI: what about the PILSs pending before High Court

AAG: I can get details and we can hear it tomorrow

CJI: Get instructions and file what happened before the HC. List this tomorrow

#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

Justice Kant: there are farmers and others persons also have been murdered. we need to know who are the accused against whom FIR is registered and who is arrested. Please file a status report on this

CJI reads a message received from Amritpal Singh Khalsa: mother of deceased lovepreet singh is in critical condition. Get her admitted to nearest medical facility immediately and extend all facilities to her

Justice Surya Kant: admit her to the nearest possible hospital. Apprise us of this tomorrow
#supremecourt #lakhimpurkheri

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#BREAKING: Lakhimpur Kheri: Supreme Court seeks status report from Uttar Pradesh govt on FIR, accused and arrests

report by @DebayonRoy

#Lakhimpur #Lakhimpur_Kheri #SupremeCourtOfIndia

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