The visit comes against the backdrop of significant legal and political developments following the ED's plea before the Supreme Court alleging interference by West Bengal authorities during the search operations. Last week, the apex court issued notices to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamat
The central agency has approached the Supreme Court after the West Bengal police had registered FIRs against ED officers following the raids at the political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on January 8 in connection with the coal smuggling case.
The interim stay was granted during the hearing of an appeal filed by the RBI challenging the directions issued by the single judge. The matter has now been listed for further hearing on March 17.
Justice Ravinder Dudeja heard the matter. Appearing for the ED, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta placed a detailed factual chronology before the Court. Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and R.S. Cheema represented the Gandhi family during the proceedings.
The top court, after hearing the Centre's submissions, directed the petitioners, the father of deceased Captain Sumit Sabharwal and the NGO Safety Matters Foundation, to file their counter-affidavits responding to the government's position.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek exemption of physical appearance of Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories in the stray dog menace case.
AG granting consent for criminal contempt action against the lawyer says such behaviour "strikes at the very foundation of the justice delivery system".
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi-NCR states, said that PESO and NEERI will periodically inspect the manufacture of crackers and ensure that only approved green fire formulations are sold in the market.
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Thursday expressed that his brother judge Justice K Vinod Chandran and himself were "shocked" by the shoe-hurling attempt made by a 71-year-old lawyer Rajesh Kishore on Monday. The CJI however also added that it is now a forgotten chapter for t
Vodafone's plea sought directions to quash the additional demand for AGR dues, arguing that it pertained to the pre-2016-17 period, which the Supreme Court's earlier ruling had settled.
The High Court had reserved its order on July 9 after hearing the arguments of counsel for the accused persons and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and SPP Amit Prasad.