The Supreme Court expunged adverse remarks made by a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court against a lawyer in an order passed in 2022. A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan criticised the High Court for making such adverse comments without first hearing the affected lawyer’s defence. “The approach of the High Court in making the observations against the appellant (lawyer) without giving him any opportunity of being heard is totally unsustainable in law,” the Court said.
The Supreme Court Today (Sept 18) adjourned to October 16 the hearing on a question whether its 2022 verdict upholding the Enforcement Directorate’s powers to arrest and attach property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act required any reconsideration. Earlier in the day, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Surya Kant had deferred the matter to October 3 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), mentioned the matter seeking an adjournment.
