10-04-2005, 11:43 PM
<b>SC surprised over filing of challan on holiday in Seer's case</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Supreme Court was today taken by surprise over the filing of chargesheet on a holiday in the Sankararaman murder case in which the two Kanchi Sankaracharyas are facing trial.
<b>"How the Magistrate sat on holiday. How did he came to know that prosecution was to file a chargesheet that day," </b>a Bench comprising Chief Justice R C Lahoti and Justice G P Mathur observed during hearing of the plea of Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati seeking transfer of the case outside the State.
Senior advocate Fali S Nariman, appearing on behalf of Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, pointed out that the chargesheet was filed in a Kancheepuram court on January 10 when it was a holiday on account of 'Eid'. He said the Magistrate sat the whole day waiting for it to be filed.
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<b>"How the Magistrate sat on holiday. How did he came to know that prosecution was to file a chargesheet that day," </b>a Bench comprising Chief Justice R C Lahoti and Justice G P Mathur observed during hearing of the plea of Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati seeking transfer of the case outside the State.
Senior advocate Fali S Nariman, appearing on behalf of Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, pointed out that the chargesheet was filed in a Kancheepuram court on January 10 when it was a holiday on account of 'Eid'. He said the Magistrate sat the whole day waiting for it to be filed.
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