Chief Justice Refuses To Defer Hearing On Satyendar Jain's Bail Request

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today refused to adjourn the hearing on the bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case listed before another bench headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi, saying the judge concerned will take the decision.

A bench comprising CJI and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain who is out on interim bail, that the proposed hearing on his plea by the Justice Trivedi-led bench during the day be deferred.

Mr Singhvi said a bench comprising Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Trivedi had heard substantial arguments in the case and now the matter is listed before the bench on which Justice Bopanna is not a part.