NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy’s reported statement that “there is also a talk that Kavitha got bail because of the deal between BRS and BJP” and reminded him that it had just a day before issued notice to additional chief secretary of Maharashtra for contemptuous remarks, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.
BRS functionary K Kavita was granted bail by SC in both corruption and money laundering cases related to Delhi’s excise policy ‘scam’ and she came out of jail after five months.Expressing its disapproval over the statement, the court said the legislature should desist from interfering in judicial functioning.
All 3 organs of governance must respect each other: SC
A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan said that the SC had repeatedly refrained from interfering in the domain of the executive and the legislature and they should also desist from interfering in judicial functioning. It said that all three institutions should respect each other while maintaining arms length and such a statement from a constitutional functionary casting aspersion on judiciary was uncalled for.
The court was hearing a plea seeking transfer of trial against Reddy in a 2015 cash-for-vote case out of the state as being a CM his trial may not be free and fair in Telangana. Though the bench initially was of the view against transferring the trial out of the state and was in favour of appointing an independent public prosecutor in the case, it however, decided to keep the issue of transfer of case pending in view of the CM’s statement.
Justice Gavai told senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the CM, “Just read what he has stated…that sort of statement by a responsible CM, that might rightly create an apprehension in somebody’s mind. ….Do we pass our orders in consultation with a political party?”
“… we always say that we will not interfere in the sphere of executive and legislature…that is expected of them also…” the bench said while posting the case to Sept 2.
BRS functionary K Kavita was granted bail by SC in both corruption and money laundering cases related to Delhi’s excise policy ‘scam’ and she came out of jail after five months.Expressing its disapproval over the statement, the court said the legislature should desist from interfering in judicial functioning.
All 3 organs of governance must respect each other: SC
A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan said that the SC had repeatedly refrained from interfering in the domain of the executive and the legislature and they should also desist from interfering in judicial functioning. It said that all three institutions should respect each other while maintaining arms length and such a statement from a constitutional functionary casting aspersion on judiciary was uncalled for.
The court was hearing a plea seeking transfer of trial against Reddy in a 2015 cash-for-vote case out of the state as being a CM his trial may not be free and fair in Telangana. Though the bench initially was of the view against transferring the trial out of the state and was in favour of appointing an independent public prosecutor in the case, it however, decided to keep the issue of transfer of case pending in view of the CM’s statement.
Justice Gavai told senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the CM, “Just read what he has stated…that sort of statement by a responsible CM, that might rightly create an apprehension in somebody’s mind. ….Do we pass our orders in consultation with a political party?”
“… we always say that we will not interfere in the sphere of executive and legislature…that is expected of them also…” the bench said while posting the case to Sept 2.
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