[Param Bir Singh VS Anil Deshmukh]"Don't View Yourself So High, Law is Above You":LIVE UPDATES From Bombay High Court

Breaking - Court reserves the petition for orders on maintainability. 

Nankani - The manner in which the Rashmi Shukla report has been buried calls for attention.

Everything will be buried. writ jurisdiction is very wide.  

Nankani reads the amendment in the Prevention of Corruption Act. 

Nankani- Even an inquiry with this new amendment under the PC Act is not permissible. 

Adv Nankani - I know it's been a long day but just to deal with two points by the AG. 

Nankani - I did raise a grievance before my transfer. Moreover, WhatsApp messages are also, both, before and after. 

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Adv Subhash Jha representing Upadhyay now begins arguing.

Nagawwa vs Veranna Shivalingappa Koujalagi & Others of the Karnataka High Court

Jha submits that investigation can be directed when there is grave suspicion. 

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Adv/PIL Petitioner Ghanshyam Upadhyay cites a judgement on locus. 

CJ observes that he is wearing a robe and band despite being a petitioner, asks him to go out and remove it. 

Upadhyay argues. 

CJ Datta - This is my court you will have to abide by the rules of the court.

 CJ tells the AG to place the original judgement he is referring to, on record. 

"Today we are going to give the order on the preliminary objections raised by you. 

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AG - I am not scoring a great point. In the petition there are no allegations or contentions raised about resp. 3 and 5. 

AG - Adv Jaishree Patil's petition is copy paste. 

CJ Datta- What has happened about her complaint? 

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The court is having a discussion about who has been made a respondent in which petition. 

There are 3 PILs and 2 Writ Petitions. 

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AG from the judgement 

"It is not viable for a writ court to order the initiation of an investigation. That function clearly lies in the domain of the executive..."

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