Supreme Court has taken Suo Motu Cognizance into the recent violent incident of #Lakhimpur_Kheri in which a total of 8 people died, four of whom were mowed down by a vehicle allegedly being driven by the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.A Three-Judge bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana to hear the matter...
Supreme Court has taken Suo Motu Cognizance into the recent violent incident of #Lakhimpur_Kheri in which a total of 8 people died, four of whom were mowed down by a vehicle allegedly being driven by the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.
A Three-Judge bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana to hear the matter today.
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2021-10-07 05:23:59
7 Oct 2021 6:45 AM GMT
Tripathi: Your Lordships, letter petition was related to Lakhimpur incident, number of farmers have died due to negligence of administration. We both request court to take appropriate action.
CJI: Mr Tripathi we’re unable to hear
7 Oct 2021 6:43 AM GMT
CJI: Where is he? Mr Shiva Kumar Tripathi.
No one responds.
Adv Shiva Kumar Tripathi, one of the Advocates who wrote the letter joins the hearing.
7 Oct 2021 6:29 AM GMT
The matter has been passed over for the two Advocates who wrote the letter to appear.
Matter will shortly be taken up again.
7 Oct 2021 6:19 AM GMT
The letter referred to has been written by lawyers Shiv Kumar Tripathi & C. S. Panda seeking a a time-bound CBI probe into the violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri.
7 Oct 2021 6:18 AM GMT
The matter has been passed over for the two Advocates who wrote the letter to appear.
Matter will shortly be taken up again.
7 Oct 2021 6:16 AM GMT
The letter referred to has been written by lawyers Shiv Kumar Tripathi & C. S. Panda seeking a a time-bound CBI probe into the violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri.
7 Oct 2021 6:16 AM GMT
CJI: Let Mr Siva Kumar Tripathi come. Inform him. Inform both Advocates who wrote the letter.
7 Oct 2021 6:16 AM GMT
CJI: This was a letter written by 2 advocates. We directed Registry to list it as PIL, they listed it as suo moto case. However, it doesn’t matter. There was some confusion. Call these two advocates.
7 Oct 2021 6:15 AM GMT
Some Advocate is overheard arguing in a different court.
Dr Sharma: I’m appearing for intervenors, Lordships have taken cognisance of all 8 deaths. Acc to my information a journalist has also died
CJI: We are not on that issue
7 Oct 2021 6:11 AM GMT
Two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh wrote to ME seeking a time-bound CBI probe into the recent violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri: Justice Ramana
