#Kathua hearing about to begin in Supreme Court before a bench headed by CJI. Sr. Adv @IJaising and @DeepikaSRajawat are seen in Court. Thread.
Bench has asdembled.
One other matter before #Kathua gets taken up. That is going on now. Looks like it will take about 10 minutes or so.
Dr. Singhvi is passionately arguing a company matter on the points of existence of an arbitration agreement etc. Uses many adjectives like shocking, patently wrong, bizarre etc in reference to an NCLAT order.
(Me thinks: Sounds trivial and glib considering what is waiting).
(Me thinks: Sounds trivial and glib considering what is waiting).
That matter is still on. Sr. Adv Arvind Datar is arguing now, responding to @DrAMSinghvi ...
That matter is still on....Mukul Rohatgi now arguing. Equally passionately.
Sorry, my phone died at that point and didn't carry my power bank in.
Some victory at last for Ashifa's father who was represented by @IJaising and Deepika Rajwat.
Final Result:
A. Notice to J&K Govt on the issue of transferring trial out of J&K and possibly to Chandigarh. 1/
Some victory at last for Ashifa's father who was represented by @IJaising and Deepika Rajwat.
Final Result:
A. Notice to J&K Govt on the issue of transferring trial out of J&K and possibly to Chandigarh. 1/
B. No takeover of investigation by CBI. J&K police will continue investigations and if necessary file a supplementary chargesheet. 2/
(An intervenor who asked for it tried a lot of victim blaming and handed a note that questioned whether the petitioner was actually the father etc. The Court did not allow any of that to be argued)
C. Protection by plain-clothes-clad security personnel to the Ashifa's father, his lawyer Ms. Deepika Rajwat and one other person who has been co-ordinating the complainant side case. 4/4.
