Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, heading a bench also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, said that the date for the hearing will be given after the matter is mentioned for an early hearing.
The top court further said: “It's a hard-earned acquittal. How many years has the man spent in jail? The law is that there is a presumption of innocence. Once there is an order of acquittal, that presumption gets fortified.
According to the airline’s norms, pilots who are first officers are required to serve a notice period of six months and captains for one year.
Kochhar's advocate Amit Desai argued that Chanda had voluntarily sent an email to CBI saying that she is willing to come and explain everything but didn't get any response for one week.
The bench also set the next hearing in the case against the National Testing Agency (NTA) on January 10.
The matter pertains to 150 ventilators provided to the GMCH in April under the PM Care Fund which were supplied by Rajkot-based Jyoti CNC, of which around 133 were found to be defective or malfunctional. (IANS - May18).
A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and SP Tavade refused to accept the contentions raised in a petition filed by Air India pilot Deven Kanani, who said the middle seats of all international and domestic flights should be kept vacant to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Early this week, at least 77 inmates and 26 personnel of Arthur Road Jail tested positive for coronavirus.
The release came after the six-week stay on the Bombay High Court order granting the former media baron bail in the murder case ended on Thursday with the CBI not moving an appeal before the Supreme Court.
The Bombay High Court had recently, in an order, allowed the plea of HDIL directors -- Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan -- to shift them from Arthur Road jail to their residence to enable them to sale their assets.
