Lengthy Bail Hearings A Waste Of Time; Arguments Should Not Exceed 10 Minutes, Says Justice SK Kaul

Awstika Das

9 Dec 2022 2:41 PM IST

  • Lengthy Bail Hearings A Waste Of Time; Arguments Should Not Exceed 10 Minutes, Says Justice SK Kaul

    But the UAPA forces one to argue on merits to show a prima facie case, replied senior lawyer Siddharth Dave.

    Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after the Chief Justice, on Friday disapproved of the practice of filing lengthy bail applications and arguing "as if a final conviction has already taken place". "Speaking for myself, I find it a complete waste of time of this court or any court to deal with bail applications that go on for pages and pages…The whole...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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