Mumbai Court to shortly pronounce its verdict in application filed by #NCB seeking directions from the Court against the hurdles and scuttle being created in #AryanKhanDrugCase.
#SupremeCourt hears a batch of petitions raising questions on the power of PMLA regarding search, seizure etc and also challenges the constitutionality of several Prevention of Money laundering Act #PMLA
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: PMLA is a purely penal statute.
Sibal: The court came to the conclusion that a chargesheet has to be filed. Wrong test to apply. The exercise of powers of an official will not depend on the nature of the outcome... However, because pmla is a penal statue, we don't have to go in the question at all
ASG Aishwarya Bhati informs the #SupremeCourt that the expert committee has suggested no change to water level is required in the Mullaperiyar dam case.
Justice AM Khanwilkar: one is the stability of the dam and the committee should take proactive steps with regard to that and also steps needs to be taken so that zero loss is caused whether due to floods or anything else. Tell us regarding this.
ASG: Please check the internal page of the report. It says raising the level from 136 to 142 feet will lead to jeopardising the issue. Then studies were asked to be conducted by National Disaster Management Authority
Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench hears a petition filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Godhra riots #supremecourt @narendramodi
SC: Mr Sibal, the best course would be not be going backwards...we have to start from the 2011 order.. there was an option to file a protest petition. history of 2009 and 2010 may not help us today. show us what report was presented and the protest plea filed in ref to the report
CJI NV Ramana led bench to deliver judgment on a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the #PegasusSpyware scandal which had allegedly compromised privacy of individuals and institutions
Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench hears a petition filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Godhra riots #supremecourt@narendramodi
Justice Khanwilkar: CBI enquiry is already ordered, then what survives in this?
Sr Adv Colin Gonsalves: CBI probe is not ordered
SC: No it is..i was wondering what remains
Gonsalves: probe is not starting at all
Justice Khanwilkar: time being granted to Sr Adv Gonsalves to chart out issues that need to be considered by the bench. List on November 16, 2021 #supremecourt