CJI DY Chandrachud: Please don't raise your voice. This is not the way to behave as the President of SCBA. You're asking for a land allotted to the SC to be given to the bar. I have made my decision. It will be taken on 17th and it will not be first on board.
Singh: Just because the bar doesn't do anything doesn't mean it should be taken for granted. I feel strongly for this. 20 years lawyers have been waiting to be allotted chambers.
CJI DY Chandrachud: Mr Singh, I am the Chief Justice of India. I have been on the bench for long. I have never let myself be brow beaten by bar members and I will not let it happen in the final 2 years of my life.
#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking directions for an SIT probe into alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to companies owned by relatives of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu
Bench: Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta
Adv Prashant Bhushan (for petitioner): State has been giving contracts left and right to [the CM’s relatives]…
J Nath: Left, right and centre
Bhushan: State was to file affidavit as to which contracts have been given to immediate family members of the CM…they have filed for 1 district for last 10 years…essentially PWD contracts…31 nos. total value of works awarded 188 crores…work order 2 crores…they are saying below 50 lakhs, we can award without tender…they say we want to give the contracts to companies which are trusted by local people…that is, companies of relatives of the CM…difference with another company was only of 0.01 %...
J Nath: What relief have you sought?
Bhushan: We are seeking CBI investigation.
#SupremeCourt #PemaKhandu
Bhushan: It's as if the state belongs to the CM and his relatives...earlier, this Court had asked the CAG to look into allegations in another petition...CAG has also filed a report, we have prepared a summary
Bhushan takes the Court through the CAG report
Bhushan: Allegation was that they have paid for transportation of rice by headload...even though cost of transporting was more than 100 times the cost of transportation by truck
J Nath: Is this something like Bihar Chara Ghotala?
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, etc in the riots larger conspiracy case.
Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria
Petitioners will argue on rejoinder. Order likely to be reserved today.
matter taken up.
Sr Adv Singhvi: I will finish quickly. Now, I am arguing a person called Gulfisha-32 years old.
My affirmative points- 1. I have been in jail for under 6 years. 2. 16.9.20 chargesheet filed, but as if its a procession and ritual of chargesheet- the supplementary chargesheets are filed continuously and in 2022, further supplementary chargesheet- total of 4 and one main chargesheet. 3. Even after 2023, item 11 seek each item, the delay is sad and astonishing- 11 is disposal of three persons Natasha, Kalita and Tanha, and item 12 I seek parity and HC keeps it for 3 months pending after reserving and item 13, judge is transferred, and item 14 new bench and item 15 second bench concludes but not reserved and mylords have reached March 2024 and August 2024, the case is released from that bench and item 17, trial court concludes that arguments on charge is complete and again we have the impugned judgment.
Now, submission in opening on delay- investigation qua me stayed for 4 years and half and charge is not yet framed and we are on delay. Petitioner completed on 2024 March, and 11 accused remaining. She can't be subjected to endless custody. Cited witnesses 939 and no likelihood of trial commencing. 43D(5) should be melted down.
In Najeeb, mylords said right to speedy trial. All this become note when we talk about 5 and half years. And I wonder, what will she do? A 32 year with this scrutiny.
#SupremeCourt hears the issue of measures for EWS School Going Children Amidst Delhi-NCR Air Pollution Crisis
CJI: on the presence of secretary, the Directorate of State Education is exempted
Counsel for item 23.3 (intervenor) : in this application I had made 2 prayers- either children in EWS in private/public schools they should be given facilities