The case would be heard daily after lunch on October 5 (File)
New Delhi:
While allowing an early hearing in the 2G spectrum allocation case, the Delhi High Court noted on Tuesday that the judge must not succumb to pessimism and that he is not expected from him. sit quietly with his pen lowered and say he won’t hear business. because the file is large and the time available is limited.
The Delhi High Court’s observation came in by allowing CBI and ED to plead for an early hearing in the appeal against the acquittal of all defendants in the 2G case.
“Judicial discipline demands that the judge do his duty and must not succumb to pessimism and he is not expected to sit quietly with his pen down and say that he will not hear cases because the case is voluminous and the time available to it is limited, ”said a single judge bench of Judge Brijesh Sethi.
“It will be foolish not to make an attempt and to sit idly by and abdicate your duty. It is advisable to perform your duty regardless of the fact regardless of the conclusion of the petitions,” the court said.
The court ruled that it should not leave the said and other inconclusive cases for the other judiciary to hear the same thing again. He added that hearing the case again in another court could result in a waste of valuable judicial time and an unnecessary burden on public finances. The court said he must not shirk his duty and asked the lawyers to help and cooperate in the speedy elimination of these requests.
The case would be heard daily after lunch on October 5 and will be taken after the single judge bench completes the work of the division bench, the court said, adding that arguments will first be heard in the partially heard petition. , that is to say and thereafter. in other petitions.
“Ultimately, this Court has only one thing to say: there can be no doubt that there may be a delay in filing requests for an early hearing; no doubt that the documents are voluminous by nature. ; there is no doubt that the evidence is thousands of pages; undoubtedly one of the judgment is also 1552 pages long, but that does not mean that this should deter this court from hearing requests for criminal authorization “, declared the court.
All the defendants in the case, including former telecommunications minister A Raja and businessman Shahid Balwa, strongly opposed the request of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) and the Directorate of Investigation. Law Enforcement (ED) for an Early Hearing in the 2G Appeal Case in Delhi High Court.
Attorney Sanjay Jain, Additional Solicitor General (ASG), who appeared for CBI, argued that the case had a substantial public interest and that the judge who heard the case was to resign on November 30 of this year and that the court could grant a quick hearing and hear the case quickly.
Judge Brijesh Sethi was hearing ED and CBI’s appeal against the order of the trial court which acquitted all defendants in the 2G case.
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