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AM Singhvi unwell for Upper House, fit for SC
On a day the Rajya Sabha granted an almost month-long “leave” to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi for his “ill health”, the senior lawyer kept himself occupied arguing matters throughout Friday in the Supreme Court.
PJ Kurien, who was in the Chair, informed during the Zero Hour about Singhvi’s application for leave from April 24 (the day the Parliament reconvened after the recess) to May 22 (when the session is scheduled to end). In effect, Singhvi would not attend the entire second half of the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.
Lawyers and journalists, who witnessed Singhvi — who is the midst of a CD controversy — argue, were oblivious to the development in the Rajya Sabha wherein he had sought for the leave citing “ill health and family commitment”.
On Friday, the professional body of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court — the SC Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) — made public its resolution to boycott engaging Singhvi in matters before the court following the CD expose, the senior lawyer showed up in Supreme Court to appear in several cases.
To avoid further controversy in the case, Singhvi had resigned as Chairman of Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice and from the post of party spokesperson a day before the Parliament reconvened.
It is believed Singhvi wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on his decision to remain away from the business of the House. In the letter, he maintained that all allegations were “patently baseless and false” and he resigned “only to prevent even the slightest possible Parliamentary disruption” over the issue.
But with the Advocate-on-Record Association raking up the issue, the issue has come to haunt him once again. Not only the Association condemned the act of Singhvi caught on tape, it requested its 1500-odd members to “refrain” from engaging him in any matter. A copy of the resolution was sent to Bar Council of India, Delhi Bar Council, Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
The House also granted leave to another ruling party member T Subbarami Reddy, who had sought permission to remain absent from April 25 to May 22.
On a day the Rajya Sabha granted an almost month-long “leave” to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi for his “ill health”, the senior lawyer kept himself occupied arguing matters throughout Friday in the Supreme Court.
PJ Kurien, who was in the Chair, informed during the Zero Hour about Singhvi’s application for leave from April 24 (the day the Parliament reconvened after the recess) to May 22 (when the session is scheduled to end). In effect, Singhvi would not attend the entire second half of the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.
Lawyers and journalists, who witnessed Singhvi — who is the midst of a CD controversy — argue, were oblivious to the development in the Rajya Sabha wherein he had sought for the leave citing “ill health and family commitment”.
On Friday, the professional body of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court — the SC Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) — made public its resolution to boycott engaging Singhvi in matters before the court following the CD expose, the senior lawyer showed up in Supreme Court to appear in several cases.
To avoid further controversy in the case, Singhvi had resigned as Chairman of Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice and from the post of party spokesperson a day before the Parliament reconvened.
It is believed Singhvi wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on his decision to remain away from the business of the House. In the letter, he maintained that all allegations were “patently baseless and false” and he resigned “only to prevent even the slightest possible Parliamentary disruption” over the issue.
But with the Advocate-on-Record Association raking up the issue, the issue has come to haunt him once again. Not only the Association condemned the act of Singhvi caught on tape, it requested its 1500-odd members to “refrain” from engaging him in any matter. A copy of the resolution was sent to Bar Council of India, Delhi Bar Council, Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
The House also granted leave to another ruling party member T Subbarami Reddy, who had sought permission to remain absent from April 25 to May 22.
