Solicitor Basic (SG) Tushar Mehta appeared for the CBI and made the submission earlier than Justice Manoj Jain after Kejriwal and others’ attorneys sought 4 weeks’ time to file their replies to CBI’s problem to their discharge within the case.
SG Mehta stated that searching for 4 weeks for submitting responses was not honest in view of the truth that the Courtroom had on July 16 order granted Kejriwal, Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak one closing alternative to file their replies
“They’re saying they’ve an amazing order. I’m saying it’s not well worth the paper it’s written on… 4 weeks will not be a good request. My lord is aware of it’s not honest. It is a infantile strategy to get the matter adjourned,” SG submitted.
Nonetheless, Senior Advocate N Hariharan, showing for Kejriwal, stated that the CBI’s written submissions bumped into 103 pages and lots of extra grounds have been raised in it.
Senior Advocate Rebecca John appeared for Sisodia and acknowledged that grounds raised by the CBI in its revision plea have been generic and its scope was prolonged subsequently.
After listening to the submissions briefly, Justice Jain granted Kejriwal and others one final likelihood to file their replies in 4 weeks.
He added that arguments within the case can be heard on October 5 and October 6, and that no additional adjournments can be granted.
“We could have it on October 5 and October 6. I’m making it clear that we’ll begin listening to arguments from the prosecution,” the Bench underscored.
In the meantime, Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhary appeared for Durgesh Pathak and stated they’d filed functions elevating preliminary objections to the maintainability of CBI’s case and that the maintainability subject must be determined earlier than the Courtroom hears arguments on the deserves of the case.
Nonetheless, the Courtroom stated that it’ll not proceed within the case in a “piecemeal” method however will determine the case in its entirety.
“I’m saying this won’t be in piecemeal. Arguments can be heard in a single go,” the Courtroom stated.
