Hemant Soren's Plea For Interim Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

J Datta: The second part would never have been there. Atleast so far as I am concerned

J Datta: On 10 May, your other petition was dismissed as infructuous. Because J Khanna and I were told that judgment had been delivered. It was not brought to our notice at that point also that cognizance has been taken

J Datta: You just touch it saying "without prejudice...". You were pursuing parallel remedies. You had applied for bail before Special Court, you came before us praying for bail

J Datta: We expected some candor. Your client should have said I have already applied for bail. We were not told that

Sibal: I should have said release

J Datta going through the List of Dates

J Datta: On 18 April, your client came before us. 29 April, we issued notice. You expressed dissatisfaction about HC not passing verdict. I asked what relief you were seeking. You said bail

J Datta: If we are wrong in the List of Dates...please correct us

Sibal (laughs): This is a first

Hearing begins

Sr Adv Kapil Sibal (for Soren): I have prepared a compilation

J Datta: We need certain clarifications first. When did you for the first time come to know about cognizance taking order?

Sibal: On 4 April it maybe assumed