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A bench of justices Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph and S S NIjjar vent its ire while rejecting the plea by a central government counsel that Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal, who was to appear before the bench, was busy in another court.
"We don`t want any such thing. You are playing with the life and liberty of a person. This is unfair on your part to obtain a stay and then cite some excuses," Justice Kabir heading the bench said.
The apex court said it was not a mere question of ASG but even the Attorney General G E Vahanvati was present on August 16 in a connected case and hence one of them should have been present in the court.
Upset over the senior law officer`s absence, the bench also rejected the profuse apology tendered by the junior government counsel.
"Apologies will not do. We will be forced to recall our order if your law officer (Haren Rawal) is not present here by 12:30," the bench warned.
The Supreme Court had on August 16 stayed the release of the Pune stud farm owner on bail granted by the Bombay High Court.
The three-judge bench had said that the effect of the Bombay High Court`s order granting bail to him shall not be operational till today.
The court passed the order on a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging the high court`s order granting bail to Khan, who has been accused in various money laundering cases.
