The Supreme Court on Thursday decided that the Patna High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by summoning Sahara group chief Subrata Roy in an anticipatory bail case completely unrelated to him and ordering him to come up with a plan to return investors' money.
Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, leading a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala, conveyed his displeasure by remarking that he could, after being a judge for 22 years, without hesitation say that this was a case in which the High Court had stepped out of bounds.
"This was a case of anticipatory bail of another person. This was also not a PIL. In my limited experience of 22 years as a judge I can say this order has gone beyond its jurisdiction," Justice Khanwilkar remarked in the hearing.
