SNC-Lavalin: SC to hear CBI plea against Pinarayi discharge from September 21
The Supreme Court is likely to take up CBI’s appeal against the Kerala High Court order that upheld Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s discharge in the multi-crore SNC-Lavalin graft case in the week beginning September 21.
On Monday, the appeal, along with related pleas by some of the accused in the case, came up before a bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, which returned it to the bench headed by Justice N V Ramana, which had been hearing it so far.
Although the matter was being considered by the bench of Justice Ramana, it was on Monday listed before the bench led by Justice Lalit, which wondered how it had happened. Although the counsel appearing for Vijayan said he had no problem if the bench hears it, Justice Lalit observed it has to be heard by the other bench.
