A Bombay High Court Bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and SP Tavade sat late into the night on Friday to finish the cases listed before it, the second such instance this week of the Bench hearing matters beyond the regular court hours. .This time, the Bench sat beyond midnight to hear the petition filed by former Commissioner of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh seeking a direction to transfer the cases pending against him to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Bench heard over 60 matters on Friday, 61 listed on the board and 2 matters taken up on urgent mentioning. .Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appeared for Singh, while Senior Advocate Darius Khambata argued for the Maharashtra government. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh represented the CBI..On Wednesday, May 19, the same Bench sat for over 12 hours from 10:45 am to 11:15 pm to hear cases, many of which required urgent intervention.The Bench heard 80 cases including urgent matters concerning release of prisoners on parole and bail, child custody matters, matters pertaining to eviction or demolition of structures, IP related cases, termination of pregnancy and a few public interest litigation petitions on COVID-19 issues..Bombay High Court Bench headed by Justice SJ Kathawalla sits for over 12 hours on Wednesday; rises at 11.15 pm after hearing 80 matters
A Bombay High Court Bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and SP Tavade sat late into the night on Friday to finish the cases listed before it, the second such instance this week of the Bench hearing matters beyond the regular court hours. .This time, the Bench sat beyond midnight to hear the petition filed by former Commissioner of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh seeking a direction to transfer the cases pending against him to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Bench heard over 60 matters on Friday, 61 listed on the board and 2 matters taken up on urgent mentioning. .Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appeared for Singh, while Senior Advocate Darius Khambata argued for the Maharashtra government. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh represented the CBI..On Wednesday, May 19, the same Bench sat for over 12 hours from 10:45 am to 11:15 pm to hear cases, many of which required urgent intervention.The Bench heard 80 cases including urgent matters concerning release of prisoners on parole and bail, child custody matters, matters pertaining to eviction or demolition of structures, IP related cases, termination of pregnancy and a few public interest litigation petitions on COVID-19 issues..Bombay High Court Bench headed by Justice SJ Kathawalla sits for over 12 hours on Wednesday; rises at 11.15 pm after hearing 80 matters