Calcutta High Court full bench headed by Acting Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam is hearing a suo motu contempt of court matter, which was taken up against advocates, who staged protests outside Justice Rajasekhar Mantha's courtroom on January 9.
Advocates, claiming to be members of the Trinamool Congress' legal cell, had staged protests outside Justice Mantha's courtroom, alleging that he was protecting BJP's Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) and harbouring bias against the State.
The bench also comprising of Justices IP Mukerji and Chitta Ranjan Dash was today informed that the 'contemptuous' posters that were published and pasted around the High Court vicinity, have been seized. The printer, who printed these posters have been identified.
The report… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The bench has meanwhile, asked the 'striking' lawyers to come forward and file their affidavits accepting that they participated in the protests.
Court: You come forward and file your affidavit with the Registrar General. We will view this matter differently then. We do not want… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Court: We want to lay our hands on the 'mastermind' of those protests. Whoever she or he might be, be it a political leader or someone powerful. We only want to lay our hands on that person. Thus, advocates, who participated in the protest can come forward and accept on an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Meanwhile 9 advocates, who were part of the protests, file affidavits and tender an apology.
ACJ: We are not commenting anything on your affidavit as of now. Your names won't be made public and it will be kept in the sealed cover. Let other lawyers also come forward and confess.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Excise Policy Scam: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court to pronounce today its orders on Manish Sisodia's bail plea in the money laundering case registered by the ED.
Judgement to be pronounced at 4pm by Judge MK Nagpal.
Sisodia has been behind bars since Feb 26 when he was arrested by the CBI.
He was subsequently arrested by the ED on allegations of money laundering.
On March 31, Sisodia's bail plea in the CBI case was rejected.
It is ED's case that Sisodia and other AAP leaders tweaked the excise policy to benefit certain traders. These traders in turn paid kickbacks to the AAP leader.
However, Sisodia's counsel have argued that the agencies have not been able to trace any money to him.
SG Tushar Mehta mentions that a preliminary enquiry would be needed before a FIR is registered against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over allegations of sexual harassment twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SG: Some preliminary enquiry may be needed. If this court orders then yes FIR can be registered. But we feel some enquiry should be there #SupremeCourtofIndia#WFIsexualharassmentcase
CJI DY Chandrachud: You know solicitor we also don't do something unless we have some material. Please furnish the material which you have on Friday.. this involves a minor etc
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: we also have an additional affidavit on what has happened thereafter
Petitioners are expected to complete arguments by 12 pm and thereafter Solicitor General Tushar Mehta begins submissions for the Union of India #samesexmarriage#LGBTQI#gayrights
DAY 1: Notions of man, woman, genitals do not define gender in absolute sense, Supreme Court says rb.gy/jdv58
DAY 2: Argument that children of same-sex married couple will be impacted incorrect; gay, lesbian persons can already adopt individually: Supreme Court… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
CBI filed a fresh chargesheet in the excise policy case and told the court that that sanction under Section 19 of PC Act to prosecute Manish Sisodia has been taken.
Special CBI judge MK Nagpal has now posted the matter for arguments on consideration of the chargesheet on May 12.
Application mentioned in Supreme Court by jailed Godman Swami Shraddhanand seeking directions to Amazon to stop the telecast and distribution of web series #DancingontheGrave as it prejudices his case pending in #SupremeCourtofIndia
Adv Varun Thakur mentions the application
Adv Varun Thakur: the web series being published in 200 countries.. senior lawyer has been interviewed.. my rights are being prejudiced tremedously
CJI: The matter is listed before court 3, Justice KM Joseph tomorrow.. mention it there
#Breaking Google files an appeal against the single-judge order directing CCI to deal with the applications filed by startups challenging the tech giant's new startup policy.