VikasGuptaEncounterCase Vikas encounter case: SC reserves order in plea seeking removal of inquiry commission
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped a lawyer for questioning sanctity of Inquiry Commission headed by Justice B S Chauhan, formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe gangster Vikas Dubey encounter case and reserved the decision.
The bench headed by Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments of the petitioner Ghanshyam Upadhyay and the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government.
Mr. Upadhyay, quoting a media report, questioned the loyalty of former Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan on the grounds that two relatives of Justice Chauhan are leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
During the hearing, Mr. Mehta said that the petitioner's arguments against Justice Chauhan contained derogatory material.
The Chief Justice also said that the bench cannot accept aspersion on a former Apex Court judge on the basis of a newspaper report.
"There are judges whose relatives are in Parliament. Are they not fair? There are judges whose father is an MP. They are not fair judges? Is belonging to a political party an illegal act?" the bench asked the petitioner.
However, the top court asked the counsel to give suggestions in writings and reserved its order.
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