This is an archive article published on May 17, 2014

SC strikes down govt plea for early hearing

A bench led by Justice B S Chauhan asked Additional Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra to approach the Court registry to have the matter listed before the judges, who passed the impugned order.

2 min readNew DelhiMay 17, 2014 01:57 AM IST First published on: May 17, 2014 at 01:57 AM IST

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the government’s plea for early hearing of a review petition against its order on making public details in the Black Money case and activating the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to carry out speedy probe.

A bench led by Justice B S Chauhan asked Additional Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra to approach the Court registry to have the matter listed before the judges, who passed the impugned order.

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“How can we modify or sit over an order passed by some other bench? What message will it send if we do it sitting in vacation when the judges who passed the order are already available? You should approach the registry to request the judges,” said the bench.

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