SC to hear on Wednesday pleas related to tractor rally violence on Republic Day
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Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 07:14 PM IST
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The petitions would be taken up for hearing by a bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a batch of pleas pertaining to tractor rally violence in the national capital on the Republic Day, including the one which has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident.
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The petitions would be taken up for hearing by a bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian
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The petitions would be taken up for hearing by a bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a batch of pleas pertaining to tractor rally violence in the national capital on the Republic Day, including the one which has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of pleas in connection with the tractor rally violence in the national capital on Republic Day. This includes a petition that has sought setting up of a commission headed by a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incident.
The pleas will be taken up for hearing by a bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian.
One of the pleas, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, has sought setting up of a three-member inquiry commission under the chairmanship of a former apex court judge and comprising of two retired high court judges for collecting and recording evidence and submit a report on the January 26 violence to the top court in a time bound manner.
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