Comments attributed to a CJI bench an ‘indictment’, says Altamas Kabir
28 July 2013 4:53 AM IST
Days after retiring as Chief Justice of India, Altamas Kabir said today that the recent comments attributed to a bench headed by his successor Justice P Sathasivam amounted to his ‘indictment’ but he had been subsequently told that the bench made no such observations.
Kabir, who demitted office on 18 July, spoke on controversies surrounding his tenure including the comments attributed to the bench headed by Sathasivam which had purportedly said that the orders in the Jayaprakash Associates case should not have been passed by a bench headed by him.
The bench headed by the former chief justice was dealing with the matter of payment of Rs 100 crore fine that the Himachal Pradesh high court had slapped on the company in a particular case.
The bench comprising Justice Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi in its order on Wednesday while hearing the Jayaprakash Associates case purportedly said that these orders should not have been passed.
Kabir, who demitted office on 18 July, spoke on controversies surrounding his tenure including the comments attributed to the bench headed by Sathasivam which had purportedly said that the orders in the Jayaprakash Associates case should not have been passed by a bench headed by him.
The bench headed by the former chief justice was dealing with the matter of payment of Rs 100 crore fine that the Himachal Pradesh high court had slapped on the company in a particular case.
The bench comprising Justice Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi in its order on Wednesday while hearing the Jayaprakash Associates case purportedly said that these orders should not have been passed.
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