© timesofindia.indiatimes.comTop Court To Hear Devendra Fadnavis' Review Plea Over Trial In Open Court
The Supreme Court has decided to hear in open court a review petition filed by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review its October 2019 verdict directing him to face trial for suppressing information about two pending forgery and criminal defamation cases in his 2014 election documents.
A three-judge Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra, examining the review plea in chambers on Thursday, saw the review fit to be heard in open court.
The apex court verdict under review is one delivered on October 1 last by a Bench of then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose. It directed a Nagpur court to continue with the trial against Mr. Fadnavis under Section125-A of the Representation of the People (RP) Act, 1951.