Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde says SC in its advisory jurisdiction cannot overturn judgments delivered under its adjudicatory jurisdiction.
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The executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association has distanced itself from the letter to the President of India about a hold on the electoral bond verdict and a reference written by its president, Adish C Aggarwala. That does not settle the issue because seeking stay on the verdict means obstructing the judicial process and that can attract contempt.