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The Delhi excise liquor policy scam involved two parallel investigations by the CBI and the ED regarding irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) for the year 2021-2022.
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“It will be travesty of Justice if he has to be relegated to Trial Court again. Sisodia has been deprived of the right to speedy trial, which is a sacrosanct right”.
Going by seniority rule, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, is in line to become the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) in November 2024 for a term of seven months.
Manish Sisodia met his wife last on 10-11-2023 and sought permission from the Court to meet his wife twice a week at his residence.
Former Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi, Manish Sisodia was also accused in this case for violating statutory provisions and for notifying olicy that had significant financial implications.
In case of a sloppy trial, the Supreme Court kept scope for Manish Sisodia to file another application for bail.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
The gravity of the allegations against the petitioner are very serious in nature and in view of the peculiar facts, the Court opined that this matter must be visited with a different approach as a deep-rooted conspiracy involving huge loss of public funds has been alleged.
The petitioner was seeking interim bail for a period of six weeks in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3 & 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 on the ground of illness of his wife Mrs. Seema Sisodia.
The Court observed that Sisodia’s position of power creates a sense of fear that he may try to sway the witness who would be testifying against him.
The Delhi Court concluded that Manish Sisodia played the most important role in the said criminal conspiracy in the liquor policy case, being deeply involved in the formulation and implementation of policy ensuring the alleged objectives.
Supreme Court: In the case where BJP MLA Vijender Gupta was accused of posting defamatory tweets about Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish
Quality and relevancy; and not quantity of evidence, is what determines the fate of a case.