Former CJI UU Lalit explains how, why petition against GN Saibaba acquittal came to be listed on Saturday https://www.barandbench.com/news/former-cji-uu-lalit-explains-petition-against-gn-saibaba-acquittal-listed-saturday
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Justice Lalit said that Justice Chandrachud, who had made oral remarks on October 14 against listing case on Saturday, never said anything about that when CJI Lalit asked him whether he would be part of Saturday bench.
In an interview to NDTV, Justice Lalit said that he was not aware of the adverse remarks made by Justice DY Chandrachud on October 14, Friday against listing of the case on Saturday."I was not aware because the registry officials simply came to me and said that there is a bench to be formed," said Justice Lalit.
"Only in rarest of cases sentences (after conviction) are suspended but I have never heard acquittal being suspended on a special Saturday hearing. The institution has to be concerned about itself and it is disturbing," Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal said at a public event.