Central Bureau of Investigation tells Bombay High Court that the trial into the murder of activist Narendra Dabholkar could be concluded in 2 months if expedited as there are 8 witnesses remaining.
The Court was hearing appeal filed by Virendrasinh Tawade, prime accused in Narendra Dabholkar’s murder and conspiracy case, challenging the rejection of bail by Pune sessions court.
Court was informed that out of 32 witnesses, 8 witnesses are remaining for examination.
Division bench asked if there were any hostile witnesses or any mismatch in examination and statements made in chargesheet.
Adv Sandesh Patil for CBI informed the Court that there were no hostile witness and there was congruity in statement and evidence submitted.
Court asked Tawade’s counsel: If they are willing to make a statement that they will finish trial in 2 months, will you accept?
Adv Icchalkaranjikar for Tawade: No that statement is unacceptable to me. I have been behind bars for the last 7 years. They add witnesses above those mentioned in the list.
Icchalkaranjikar: I can show the compilation of statement of witnesses that have been examined and the chargesheet. That will show the court why I deserve to be released on bail. My only apprehension is, it may be deemed as a mini trial.
Court: but if not the statement, then you comply with the order of May 4, 2022, and file all statements and evidence that you will be relying on. Stand over to 2 weeks.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Bombay High Court disposes off PIL seeking transfer of rape cases against 7 scheduled tribe minors of a shelter home of Maharashtra to CBI. The PIL sought for compensation or financial aid to the minors.
Adv for petitioner: 7 FIRs against 7 minor girl rapes happening in shelter homes. Transfer investiation to CBI and form a committee and investigate into such incidents in shelter homes.
Chief PP Aruna Pai: Investigation is complete and chargesheet filed in all FIRs.
Adv Petitioner: Then trial should be conducted in 1 year..
Court: Do you know how many matters are pending in special courts? It is anxiety of every litigant that his case should be heard first.
#SupremeCourt adjourns to next Monday plea by Union Territory of Lakshadweep challenging a Kerala HC order that had suspended the trial court conviction of NCP leader and MP from Lakshadweep, PP Mohammed Faizal, in an attempt to murder case.
Justice Joseph had said he had not read the file, asks SG about grounds.
SG: HC's grounds for staying the conviction is he is an elected man and if conviction stayed that govt will have to bear cost of elections and developmental work will stop. So virtually you set at naught..
SG: the rigours of the Act.
Sr Adv Abhishek Singhvi: Give me a minute to clear my friend's prejudice.
SC: We cannot be prejudiced
SG: He is underestimating the bench and overestimating my skills
#SupremeCourt hearing matter concerning protests by lawyers in Odisha seeking a new High Court bench in Sambalpur.
Bench had earlier refused to consider the bail pleas of advocates arrested for vandalism during their strikes.
Hearing starts.
Sr Adv Vikas Singh: Lordships have done the absolutely right thing, no disputing that. But please see the earlier order. They are in jail for 50+ days. They are being beaten up.
SC: Do not say all this. They are not being beaten up they are enjoying. They ...
SC: broke the chairs etc. We have not stopped competent courts from granting bail.
Singh: But i think my lordships did not mean that ...
SC: It was very clear. What we intended that the special privileges you are entitled to as a laywer, you will not get it...
Bombay High Court grants time to BMC to respond to application filed by activist challenging the public notice issued by the Tree Authority of Mumbai for felling of 177 trees in Aarey for Mumbai Metro Project.
Sr Adv Aspi Chinoy: 84 trees which were sought to be felled are included in this, the additional trees are added after they grew in 2019.
Photographs exist of why they are different from other trees.
Adv Zaman Ali: Whoever has to cut trees has to first approach SC.
A judgment has been passed to that effect
Concise summary is - what was only sought for this project was that MMRCL be permitted to fell 84 trees.
Exclusion of preservation is only for 84 trees.
#SupremeCourt special Saturday sitting to hear a challenge to a Calcutta High Court interim order that called for demolition of a foundry whose ownership is disputed.
Order: Heard Shri Siddhartha Dave, learned counsel for the petitioner. It is contended that an interim order to demolish has been passed in a contempt matter even when neither party has been hels guilty.
Order: In the event of the court carrying out the demolition, with the Court finding neither party guilty there must be a mode of restitution. There will be an interim suspension of the impugned order.
SC asks Court master to send the order by email within 15 minutes.
Gujarat High Court questions Surat Municipal Corporation for its "efficiency" since till Monday the civic body had sealed only 63 shops selling meat without proper licence and in unhygienic conditions. But today, the number has rose to 570 plus shops.
Bench has asked State to clarify if it has constituted District Slaughter House Committees to oversee if slaughtering of animals is being done as per law across Gujarat.
Meanwhile, Sr Adv Percy Kavina for some licenced shop owners urge the bench to make them a party to the PIL.