CJI orders dismissal of two SC officials for tempering with order in Anil Ambani’s case
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, on Wednesday evening, issued a order to dismiss two of the Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court, for ‘deliberately’ tempering with the court order.
The two assistant registrars Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty, allegedly tempered with the court order in case of RCOM Chief Anil Ambani and Ericson, in a contempt case.
The duo had tempered the order of Justice F Nariman, before uploading it on the apex court’s website, exempting the personal appearance of Anil Ambani in the hearing of contempt case, while the rule clearly states that the person against whom a contempt notice is issued shall show up before the court once and then can seek exception from personal appearance for future dates.
Ambani was issued contempt notice in January for failing to clear outstanding dues to Ericsson India, despite categorical undertakings to the SC.
The order that was uploaded on the Supreme Court website on January 7 said the “personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is dispensed with”.
The order propitious to Ambani was uploaded on the website even though Justice Nariman had hours before made it clear that Ambani's personal appearance was not dispensed with.
Justice Nariman, after expressing shock over the development as it was brought to his notice by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, had complained the same to CJIs notice and had preferred an inquiry.
CJIs scrutiny suggested that it was a ‘deliberate tempering’.
Justice Nariman, had then corrected the order on the website on January 10, to “Personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is not dispensed with,” from what earlier appeared as “personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is dispensed with”.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
