Thread by @barandbench

#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea by the whistleblower in the Vyapam scam, by Dr Anand Rai, who was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police in connection with the paper leak of the Madhya Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (MPTET) #Vyapam

Justice Chandrachud: post which has been made and has been referred to in the HC judgement, what does it actually mean?

Sr Adv PS Patwalia for Laxman and Sr Adv Kapil Sibal for Dr Anand Rai.

SC: But what is objectionable?

Patwalia: He names me as Matkam which means impotent and he knows my name is Laxman Singh Markam. It was to the whole world milords

SC: It can be said that it was a mis spelling of your name is inadvertent error and he can tender you an unconditional apology,..that can be the end of it

Patwalia: the whatsapp messages are not on record He is not innocent. He knows I belong to reserved category. let there be a probe and let that not be interdicted

SC: We are not stopping investigation. let chargesheet be filed

Patwalia: No liberty should be given.

SC: We will reserve his rights and liberties. He can be relegated under Section 482. keeping remedies open is so routine.

Patwalia: please see hc order

SC: Court was apprised of the fact that the petitioner was enlarged on bail on April 7, 2022. HC granted liberty to petitioner to adopt suitable proceedings under section 482.

SC: it is clarified that after submission of chargesheet it would be open to adopt substantive proceedings under section 482

SC: **in the event of the chargesheet being filed

SC: In the event of the charge sheet, it will be open to Petitioner to challenge the same and at that event none of the impugned observations will be considered in case of such proceedings
#supremecourt