New Delhi: Enraging judges of the Supreme Court has cost Subrata Roy, founder and chairman of Sahara India, his freedom and he has been ordered to go back to jail.
In a dramatic turn of events in the Supreme Court on Friday morning, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) cancelled an interim bail given to Roy, and the two directors of Sahara, after an altercation with senior advocate Dr Rajeev Dhawan who was representing Mr Roy.
This means Roy and the two Sahara directors, who have been out on bail since May 2016, will be taken into custody and sent to Tihar Jail in Delhi.
Even though the hearing in the case started on an easy note, things took a nasty turn when Dhawan intervened during SEBI lawyer's arguments saying Mr Roy was not being consulted in the sale of his properties, and that he should be heard before his properties are sold off by SEBI.
To which the CJI commented that in such a case Roy should go to jail and then the court will hear him on merit.
Irritated by the observation from the CJI, Roy’s counsel, Dr Dhawan, retorted saying, "It is the most unfair comment by the CJI.”
This retort triggered a reaction from the CJI who shot back at the advocate saying, "Don't tell us what we should say or do.”
The CJI then ordered the cancellation of the bail of the contemnors.
Subrata Roy was sent to jail by the apex court in March 2014 for contempt, and he was in jail for over 26 months before he was released by the top court to attend the last rites of his mother in May 2016.
Since May 2016, SC had carved out an arrangement saying Roy could continue to be on bail if he regularly pays monies to SEBI, which he had illegally collected from public.
Immediately after SC cancelled the bail, another application was filed in the top court to modify its order.
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