The Chief Justice then, giving an example of a Chief Minister who consults with his ministers before a cabinet meeting, questioned Sundaram whether such consultation takes away the independence of the Chief Minister.
On being asked by the parties to submit their objection, Senior Counsel Harish Salve said that he was also a part of the case and had no objection to CJI hearing the case.
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices A.S. Bopanna, and V. Ramasubramanian on Tuesday heard the cross-appeals filed by Tata Sons and Cyrus Investments against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order which had restored Cyrus Mistry.....
Tata Sons has put a spanner in Cyrus Mistry’s attempt to pledge some Tata shares to raise money to urgently repay some outstanding debt. Mistry is a prominent holder of Tata stocks through his family company Shapoorji Pallonji (SP).