PMLA matter Practice of handing over pages after pages during arguments not healthy says SC
New Delhi Feb 23 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday said the practice of handing over pages after pages during the arguments must be discouraged as it is not a healthy practice and creates confusionIt is not a personal remark but it is a general observation for everyone The practice here has changed completely During the arguments pages after pages are being handed over as if this is a dustbin in which you are dropping papers a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar saidThe bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar made this observation while hearing arguments on a batch of pleas concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLAThe top court said such practice must be discouragedAgain we are repeating it is not a personal remark It is about the practice which is evolving here which must be discouraged This is not a healthy practice It is not assisting the court It is creating confusion the bench saidThe observation by the bench came when an advocate who was arguing in the matter referred to his noteDo you expect us to keep on adding the bench askedTo this the counsel said he is not giving any judgement apart from two which were not relied upon earlierThats not the point These loose paper handling is impossible for us when we work at home the bench observed adding And then paper is missed and review petitions are filedThe advocate said they dont want to stress the court with more papers in the matterSolicitor General Tushar Mehta had earlier told the bench that there are over 200 petitions in the matter and interim stays have been granted in several serious cases due to which investigation has been affectedSome of these petitions have challenged the validity of certain provisions of the PMLA PTI ABA SA
New Delhi Feb 23 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday said the practice of handing over pages after pages during the arguments must be discouraged as it is not a healthy practice and creates confusionIt is not a personal remark but it is a general observation for everyone The practice here has changed completely During the arguments pages after pages are being handed over as if this is a dustbin in which you are dropping papers a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar saidThe bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar made this observation while hearing arguments on a batch of pleas concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLAThe top court said such practice must be discouragedAgain we are repeating it is not a personal remark It is about the practice which is evolving here which must be discouraged This is not a healthy practice It is not assisting the court It is creating confusion the bench saidThe observation by the bench came when an advocate who was arguing in the matter referred to his noteDo you expect us to keep on adding the bench askedTo this the counsel said he is not giving any judgement apart from two which were not relied upon earlierThats not the point These loose paper handling is impossible for us when we work at home the bench observed adding And then paper is missed and review petitions are filedThe advocate said they dont want to stress the court with more papers in the matterSolicitor General Tushar Mehta had earlier told the bench that there are over 200 petitions in the matter and interim stays have been granted in several serious cases due to which investigation has been affectedSome of these petitions have challenged the validity of certain provisions of the PMLA PTI ABA SA
