Justice NV Ramana on Wednesday declined to issue any order on the petition filed by the former Union minister.And gave the reason that "How can I hear the matter without it getting listed? to senior lawyer Kapil Sibal
Justice Ramana a Senior Judge in the case, filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) which is not listed passed an order upon a mentioning made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
The SFIO had arrested Johri for its alleged fraudulent activities, including filing false documents with various banks, was granted bail by Delhi High Court on August 14, noting "the broad probabilities of this case justify release of petitioner (on bail)." The SFIO moved to the Supreme Court against this order on August 16, and a mentioning was made before Justice Ramana, who passed an order even though the matter was not listed at that point of time.
Justice Ramana took notice on the submission that Johri was likely to fly abroad and stayed his bail.
"Upon being urgent mentioning of the said matter by the learned Solicitor General appeared for the petitioner – Serious Fraud Investigation Office, and took the matter on board today. This matter was listed on Tuesday, the 20th August, 2019 before an appropriate Bench. Until that time, the impugned order of the High Court is stayed," Justice Ramana's order said.
On Wednesday, Sibal reminded Justice Ramana of this order when the judge declined to protect Chidambaram in the interim by staying the Delhi High Court order to which the judge declined to pass a similar order in Chidambaram case and said, "That was a different case. He was going abroad," and snubbed the plea to grant interim protection from arrest to Chidambaram.