Narada Case
Calcutta HC hearing on Narada case: LIVE Updates
A five-judge larger bench of the Calcutta High Court is hearing the bail plea of three Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers including two West Bengal Ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the Narada case. The CBI had arrested the four accused on May 17. Earlier, the Division Bench of the high court had ordered the house arrest of the four veteran politicians. Though the CBI had filed a petition against the house arrests in the Supreme Court, the top court had passed a scathing remark on the probe agency forcing it to withdraw the plea.
Narada hearing in Calcutta High Court concludes for the day
Narada hearing in Calcutta High Court's five-judge larger bench concludes for today. The matter will be heard again tomorrow (Friday) at 12 pm. Four heavyweights' house arrest term extended by another day.
Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee says case not an ordinary one
Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee: This is not just a bail hearing. If you grant bail today, the case will be concluded. But it's not a very ordinary case.
Kalyan Banerjee tells court ministers under house arrest, can't take part in relief ops post Yaas
Kalyan Banerjee: It's very painful that the state is facing a natural disaster and ministers are under house arrest. Firhad Hakim couldn't take part physically in the disaster management in Kolkata.
Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee tells CBI to prove that judgement was influenced.
Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee: There were many incidents of high profile arrests across the country and there were people's emotion too. But you (CBI) have to prove that the judgement was influenced. Otherwise this instance could go against you.
Sol General Tushar Mehta tells court that post-arrest procedures were distorted
Sol General Tushar Mehta: Post-arrest procedures were distorted that day, and the High Court should formally declare that.
Justice Harish Tandon notes judiciary unlikely to be influenced by emotions
I don't think judiciary was/would be influenced by people's emotion. There are higher courts to challenge any judgement.
Sol Gen said don't have complaint against the special court's judge: Justice Mukherjee
But you (Sol Gen) said that you don't have any complaint against the special court's judge: Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee
The court can observe if there was any pressure by mob on the judiciary: Judge Mukherjee
One of the five judges, Indraprasanna Mukherjee: The court can observe if there was any pressure by mob on the judiciary. If there is any complaint over the judgement of the judge, we can observe that matter too.
Sol General Tushar Mehta: If the court doesn't take any step on the tactic of creating pressure on the judiciary using people/mob, the same thing will be repeated in future after the arrest of any criminal.
The court gives permission to make the "State" a party in the case.
Advocate General Kishore Dutta presently explaining the Supreme Court's observation about the case on the matter/case.
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