Alright folks, read these two articles below. While the first one is from Daily Pioneer . Com, and it is about what Ram Jethmalani told the court on Thursday. The next article is from DeshGujarat and it gives you an idea about what Ram Jethmalani was actually referring to when he talked about Justice Tarun Chatterjee. Worth reading, if you are interested in Sohrabuddin/CBI conspiracy to trap Modi.

Ram’s barb against SC judge sparks drama

Abraham Thomas | New Delhi, Dailypioneer.com

The Supreme Court on Thursday witnessed high drama when senior counsel Ram Jethmalani sought recall of the court’s order for the CBI probe in the Sohrabuddin encounter case by disclosing that that the judge who passed the order was himself under CBI scrutiny.

“Its terribly embarrassing but true that evidence has come to our possession that a conspiracy was hatched at the highest levels of politics of the country to destabilise the Gujarat Government,” Jethmalani said, referring to the January 12, 2010

order passed by a Bench of Justices Tarun Chatterjee (since retired) and Aftab Alam for CBI probe.

Appearing for former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah, Jethmalani said there was a clear link between the order and a pending investigation against the judge, named an accused in the PF scam. “Mr Justice Chatterjee was himself being investigated by the CBI. It was thoroughly improper for him to have heard the case.”

After a spell of dead silence that followed Jethmalani’s sensational charge, Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, amicus curiae in the case, said,

“Don’t make such allegations against judges. It is unfortunate since this was never pointed out that day by the senior counsel representing the State (Gujarat).”

When Jethmalani replied that the information came in his way only later, the veteran lawyer found himself under attack from the court. “Your statement has hurt me and it would hurt your reputation most being a senior lawyer,” said Justice Alam. Jethmalani remarked, “I have no reputation to lose…and if by arguing this way my reputation is gone, so be it.”

Jethmalani said the CBI had no evidence at hand when it caught Amit Shah. He maintained that with the filing of chargesheet the court should stop monitoring the case. He sought one-day time to produce the production memo supplied by the CBI which clearly stated that the investigation had ended.

But the CBI turned a volte face in the court. Appearing for the agency, senior advocate KTS Tulsi claimed that a crucial component of the investigation relates to the death of Tulsiram Prajapati, the third person along with Sohrabuddin before his death. This investigation is still incomplete. However, the Bench gave the CBI additional three months to complete the probe and submit a status report.

Justice RM Lodha too was critical of Jethmalani. Accepting the argument made by Jethmalani that the SC could not monitor the case further once the CBI had filed the chargesheet, he objected to the remark on the judge. “What you are telling about a member of the Bench is not necessary.”

Jethmalani’s allegation also provoked petitioner Rubabuddin Sheikh’s counsel, who said politics was being played out by Shah. Claiming it unfortunate that a judge was being attacked as part of some “cheap politics” played out outside court, senior advocate Dushyant Dave created a scene by throwing a file and engaging in a verbal duel with Jethmalani.

Subramanium suggested to the court that till the “larger conspiracy” behind the Sohrabuddin killing, including the death of his wife Kauser Bi and Prajapati, was not probed, the court should not stop monitoring.

While Justice Lodha was convinced at one point that the matter required no further monitoring by them, the CBI’s view prevailed.

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DeshGujarat article

Judge who ordered CBI probe in Sohrab case, himself probed for corruption

-CBI probe in Sohrabuddin encounter case was ordered by Supreme Court judges Tarun Chatterjee and Aftab Alam in last January. Justice Tarun Chatterjee ordered CBI probe “to check larger conspiracy in the case” on last day of his retirement.

-Justice Tarun Chatterjee is presently tipped for a new assignment — that of the mediator in the border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by Congress/UPA govt in centre.

More on Tarun Chatterjee and corruption allegation, CBI probe against him

-The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently recommended action against a former Supreme Court judge Tarun Chatterjee and 23 other judges for their role in the infamous multi-crore Ghaziabad provident fund (PF) scam.

-A foolproof case could not be built against several judges including Chatterjee because of the mysterious death of the main accused and bill clerk Ashutosh Asthana. Asthana, who died under mysterious circumstances in Dasna jail in Ghaziabad, had named several judges including Tarun Chatterjee as beneficiaries of the money illegally diverted from the state treasury in his confessional statement before a magistrate. Asthana’s family had alleged that Asthana was killed by poison in custody.Family said he was “murdered” on the instructions of powerful people involved in the scam.

-Following is India Today report on Chatterjee’s involvement in corruption case:

The CBI, sources said, had questioned Justice Chatterjee at his residence towards the end of 2008 while he was a Supreme Court judge, after seeking permission from the then CJI K. G. Balakrishnan.

Sources said a CBI team went to Chatterjee’s official residence and questioned him on Asthana’s statement before a judicial magistrate.

Asthana had alleged that household goods were purchased and transported from Ghaziabad to his house in Kolkata.

The CBI had also questioned Justice Chatterjee’s son Anirudh Chatterjee in Kolkata on allegations that he had accepted a laptop and a mobile phone.

Though Justice Chatterjee denied the allegations during questioning, the agency, sources said, was able to match the handwriting on the bills to a relative of the former apex court judge.

The ex-SC judge had, however, claimed that he had foot the bill himself and had exhibited photocopies of a cheque he had given to the shopkeeper as proof, sources said.

-You can GOOGLE relevant keywords to know more on this. Dozens of news reports have been published on these affairs.