NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to list soon his appeal against the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court refusing an in-camera hearing in the 2013 sexual assault case.
The assurance came from a Bench of Chief Justice of India N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli when senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Tejpal, mentioned for early listing since two judges have recused from hearing it.
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“We will list it again,” the CJI said. Two judges who recused at two separate hearings were Justices U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao.
Tejpal, in his appeal has sought an in-camera hearing of the appeal by the Goa Government against his acquittal by the trial court on May 21, 2021.
