SC expresses displeasure over obtaining order from vacation bench

The Supreme Court Friday termed as "very serious" the matter where an order, relating to registration of diesel vehicles for civic body in Delhi, was secured from a vacation bench by suppressing the facts.

A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said it was "not proper" that the matter was mentioned for hearing before a vacation bench despite the fact that the court had passed an order on May 7 that it would be heard in July.

"Have you seen the May 7 order? Despite that the matter came up (before vacation bench)," the bench told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand.

When the ASG said she had no idea about it, the bench observed, "It is not you but the institution that suffers. One bench is dealing with the matter day in and day out. It says that list the matter in July despite that this was done."