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>The critical information that Manu Sebastian missed in his thread is that this is a FRESH petition filed by Sharjeel Imam which is not at a hearing stage as far as bail is concerned. The FRESH petition was verified only on the 21st and on the 25th, it is set to be heard for ADMISSION. This would mean that on the 25th and thereafter, the court would first decide whether the petition itself is to be admitted. If the court decides to admit the petition, only then would the hearing on the bail and the prayers mentioned in the petition start. The court can just as well refuse to admit the petition and if that happens, the Supreme Court would not be hearing the merits of the bail and the prayers made in the petition at all.
Anyone who practices at the SC can easily identify the error in reasoning here. "For Admission Matters" in the cause list does not indicate that the arguments would be heard only after the SLP stands admitted.
>Therefore, it is important to mention here that there is, currently, only ONE ongoing case in the Supreme Court pertaining to Sharjeel Imam – which is one that was filed in 2020 – for the clubbing of FIRs. The petition to club FIRs is in the hearing stage, while the FRESH bail application is not. The latter has not even been admitted yet.
Assuming that FRESH means it is not a pending case. I would say it's a feeble attempt at defending itself after LiveLaw pointed out that the hitjob was not backed with facts.
https://www.opindia.com/2024/10/ma-rashids-livelaw-spreads-fake-news-about-sharjeel-imam-hearing-in-sc/