Published 09:43 IST, November 11th 2020
Bid to browbeat judiciary: Lawyer Hitesh Jain opposes Dave's letter on Arnab's SC listing
Lawyer Hitesh Jain on Thursday hit out at SCBA President Dushyant Dave's letter to the SC questioning urgent listing for Arnab Goswami's plea.
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Lawyer Hitesh Jain on Thursday countered SCBA President Dushyant Dave's letter to the SC questioning urgent listing for Arnab Goswami's plea, remarking that the Apex Court 'is not an arena to play dirty tricks'. Protesting against the Supreme Court's decision to list Republic's Editor-in-Chief's plea on Wednesday, SCBA President Dushyant Dave had written to the Secretary-General of the Supreme Court on Tuesday evening - a move that has been questioned by numerous legal luminaries.
Taking to Twitter, lawyer Hitesh Jain said that Dushyant Dave should resign as SCBA President, adding every attempt to browbeat and undermine the Judiciary by motivated people should be condemned.
Before donning the role of henchman Dushyant Dave should resign as SCBA President .Supreme Court is not an arena to play dirty tricks and every attempt to browbeat and undermine the Judiciary by motivated people led by Dushyant Dave should be condemned.
— Hitesh Jain (@hiteshjain33) November 11, 2020
Hitesh Jain had also spoken to Republic earlier.
#IndiaWithArnab | As an officer of the court, we should not politicise or create any controversy. This is not the first time a matter is listed. I am very surprised that such a letter has been addressed, it is motivated: Hitesh Jain, Lawyerhttps://t.co/RZHKU3wOei
— Republic (@republic) November 10, 2020
SCBA President writes to SC
On Tuesday, SCBA president Dushyant Dave sought to scuttle the SC's hearing on Arnab Goswami's plea challenging the rejection of his interim bail petition. In a letter addressed to SC Secretary-General, Dave lodged protest with the urgent listing of Arnab's Special Leave Petition.
Former Additional Solicitor General of India Vikas Singh, who has also been president of the SCBA, spoke exclusively to Republic TV on Dave's letter. The ex-SCBA president opined that matters concerning individual liberty should be listed even during a holiday.
#IndiaWithArnab | Every individual should have his personal liberty matter listed even on a holiday, these are matters of the moment: Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate pic.twitter.com/cueeT0xcoC
— Republic (@republic) November 10, 2020
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