Liquor Policy Case: SC Refuses To Entertain Vijay Nair’s Plea Challenging Delhi HC Order

The Supreme Court recently rejected to entertain a plea preferred by Vijay Nair.

The businessman & Aam Aadmi Party’s connection against Delhi HCs order of adjourning his plea seeking bail in the money laundering case.

Vijay Nair and 4 other accused’s Sameer Mahendra, Sarath Reddy, Abhishek Boinpally, and Benoy Babu were denied bail by the trial court on February 16, 2023.

They were denied bail by the court noting that it wasn’t possible to rule that the accused wouldn’t tamper with the evidence as the further investigation was still pending. However, a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud Justice PS Narasimha granted Nair the liberty to approach the Delhi HC judge for an early listing of his bail plea.

The bench stated in its order that, “Having regard to the above fact we aren’t inclined to entertain the plea but move the HC for an earlier listing of the bail.”

For Nair, Senior Advocate AM Singhvi submitted that Nair has got bail in the CBI case on November 14, 2022 and the sessions court rejected his bail in the ED case registered against him after 2 months.
Furthermore, he added that although notice was issued by the HC judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma on April 12 the plea wherein HC sought EDs response that got adjourned for May 19, 2023.

The CJI stated that “The problem is that he (the judge) has multiple jurisdictions and he sits after lunch,” Justice PS Narasimha remarked. “We’ll give you the liberty to move the court for an earlier date.”

Nair approached SC against HCs April 12 order. Nair in his plea before HC said that he was only AAPs media and communication in charge and wasn’t involved in either drafting, framing, or implementing the policy in any manner.

Further, he added that he was being victimized for his political affiliation. He also contended that the trial court refused to grant him the relief “wrongfully and illegally” and that the allegations leveled against him were wrong, false, and no bias.