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SC asks Pune court reason for Sunday hearing in Koregaon-Bhima case

The bench also reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government's appeal challenging the refusal of the Bombay High Court to extend the 90-day limit for filing the charge sheet in the case

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked why a local court at Pune sat on a Sunday to decide the plea of Maharashtra police seeking extension of 90-day limit for filing the charge sheet against arrested rights activist in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government’s appeal challenging the refusal of the Bombay High Court to extend the 90-day limit for filing the charge sheet in the case.

"Heavens would not have fallen if the trial court would have heard the case on Monday (September 3)," said the