1997 (10) TMI 417

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..... vs. for Jain Hansaria Co. For the Respondents : Gopal Subramanium, Senior Adv., Ashok Bhan, Bina Gupta, Rakhi Ray, Mahesh Jethmalani, R.N. Karanjawala, Upamanyu Hazarika, Nandini Gore, Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Manik Karanjawala, Advs. JUDGMENT K.T. THOMAS, J. 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal is in challenge of the order of a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court gr .....

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..... ve the appropriate forum. 5. As Respondent 1 is now under arrest this appeal has become infructuous. It is accordingly dismissed. Criminal Appeals Nos. 1004, 1005 and 1006 of 1997 6. Leave granted. 7. State of Assam and its Director General of Police have filed these appeals challenging the orders of the Bombay High Court as per which some officers of M/s. Tata Tea Ltd. (who are arraye .....

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..... lsi, learned counsel appearing for the appellants, in challenge of the impugned orders. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents, while arguing in reply to the appellants' contention did not dispute that Government of Assam or the Director General of Police of the State of Assam were not heard, in spite of they being made parties in each of the applications for anticipatory bail. 9. Ac .....

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..... onceded position that appellants were not heard by the High Court we set aside the impugned orders on that ground alone. The applications are to be disposed of after hearing the appellants also. For that purpose we order that the applications for anticipatory bail filed by the respondents would stand transferred to the High Court of Guwahati where those applications would be heard by a Division Be .....

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..... ents herein till 7-11-1997 which is necessary to enable the Division Bench of the High Court of Guwahati to pass appropriate orders on the applications filed by the respondents. 13. We direct the Registry to take immediate steps to ensure that the applications filed by the respondents for anticipatory bail in Bombay High Court are despatched to the Guwahati High Court so as to reach there on or .....

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