Chief Justice Of India On Sealed Covers

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, known by now to be a strong critic of "sealed cover" submissions, made the reasons for his objections clear on Wednesday.

He refused to accept a sealed cover envelope submitted by the Attorney General of India stating the decision of the Defence Ministry on the payment of pensions, asking the government's top lawyer to read it or take it back.

The joint director of the CBI, the director of the Intelligence Bureau and the chief of Delhi Police met three Supreme Court judges in their chamber after Utsav Bains, a lawyer who claimed there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice India Ranjan Gogoi on sex harassment allegations, submitted proof to the top court in a sealed cover today.

Enraged over leaks to the media in the highly-sensitive case centred on corruption charges swapped by two bosses of the country's top investigating agency, the CBI, Supreme Court judges today said: "None of you deserve a hearing." CBI director Alok Verma's petition will be heard on November 29, the top court said, and repeated itself later. Alok Ve...

Exiled CBI director Alok Verma has not been given a clean chit for now in a vigilance report on corruption allegations against him, the Supreme Court said today. The report is "complimentary on some charges, not-so-complimentary on some charges and very uncomplimentary on some charges," the court told the CBI chief, asking him to respond to the rep...

An inquiry report into corruption allegations against exiled CBI director Alok Verma was handed over in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court today by the Central Vigilance Commission, which had to apologise for being a day late in submitting the document. The case will be taken up on Friday, said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, rebuking the vigilance bo...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sahara group to furnish details of all its properties in a sealed cover to ascertain the fact as to whether they are sufficient for paying back the entire amount to the investors.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, known by now to be a strong critic of "sealed cover" submissions, made the reasons for his objections clear on Wednesday.

He refused to accept a sealed cover envelope submitted by the Attorney General of India stating the decision of the Defence Ministry on the payment of pensions, asking the government's top lawyer to read it or take it back.

The joint director of the CBI, the director of the Intelligence Bureau and the chief of Delhi Police met three Supreme Court judges in their chamber after Utsav Bains, a lawyer who claimed there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice India Ranjan Gogoi on sex harassment allegations, submitted proof to the top court in a sealed cover today.

Enraged over leaks to the media in the highly-sensitive case centred on corruption charges swapped by two bosses of the country's top investigating agency, the CBI, Supreme Court judges today said: "None of you deserve a hearing." CBI director Alok Verma's petition will be heard on November 29, the top court said, and repeated itself later. Alok Ve...

Exiled CBI director Alok Verma has not been given a clean chit for now in a vigilance report on corruption allegations against him, the Supreme Court said today. The report is "complimentary on some charges, not-so-complimentary on some charges and very uncomplimentary on some charges," the court told the CBI chief, asking him to respond to the rep...

An inquiry report into corruption allegations against exiled CBI director Alok Verma was handed over in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court today by the Central Vigilance Commission, which had to apologise for being a day late in submitting the document. The case will be taken up on Friday, said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, rebuking the vigilance bo...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sahara group to furnish details of all its properties in a sealed cover to ascertain the fact as to whether they are sufficient for paying back the entire amount to the investors.