SG says that CBI is entitled to make an appeal to the Supreme Court in the wake of unprecedented events of CM barging into the CBI office, law minister doing protest in court complex etc.
Solicitor General says that the arrested TMC leaders are in the comforts of the home.
Solicitor General tells the bench that the SLP has been given a diary number. He also clarifies that he is not seeking to stay the house-arrest order, but to defer the hearing till day after tomorrow.
Solicitor General : I can't speculate what the Supreme Court will do.
SG says he agrees partially that there was mentioning last week. But now, there is a change, and mentioning can be made only before the Registrar. CBI has made a request for listing tomorrow.
Solicitor General takes objection to Singhvi using the adjective "unbecoming" against the CBI. "Let us not go into that. I have much stronger adjectives to use", SG says referring to CM's dharna, protests
Bandhopadhyay says that in a matter related to COVID issues, though the Centre had appealed to Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court had refused to stay its hearing, rejecting the Centre's request for stay.
SG : I'm not aware of such an order.
Sr Adv Kalyan Bandhopadhyay says that the mere filing of SLP will not preclude the 5-judge bench from hearing the matter.
Luthra says that the CBI opted not to mention the SLP before the Supreme Court. He says that mentioning is allowed in Supreme Court, and despite that CBI did not mention the matter. He adds that the SLP has not been given a diary number and only a provisional number is given.
Singhvi points out that the request of CBI for stay of the house-arrest order was rejected by the division bench.
Mere filing of SLP is not an automatic stay, Singhvi says.
Singhvi says this is "unbecoming of CBI" to make this request knowing what transpired in court, and knowing the urgency.