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24265

Santokh Singh Khela, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Quebec) (Criminal) (As of Right)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1995-12-14 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (2 boîtes)
1995-11-30 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume
1995-11-30 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-11-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Quebec (Montreal)
1995-11-20 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume
1995-11-20 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-11-16 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD So G Co Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed in part, L'Heureux-Dubé dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-06-01 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (88 pages)
1995-05-24 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-05-24, LaF L'HD So G Co Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1995-05-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Noel, Berthiaume re: duration of argument
1995-05-18 Trial court record, 2 boxes (from the Court of Appeal)
1995-05-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1995-05-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 to 4 Santokh Singh Khela
1995-05-12 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (received at 4:00 pm) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-12 Order on motion for additional time to present oral argument
1995-05-11 Decision on motion for additional time to present oral argument, (a total of 1½ hours of oral argument at the hearing of the appeal), LaF
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-05-11 Hearing of motion for additional time to present oral argument, 1995-05-11, (a total of 1½ hours of oral argument at the hearing of the appeal), LaF
1995-05-11 Submission of motion for additional time to present oral argument, 1995-05-11, (a total of 1½ hours of oral argument at the hearing of the appeal), LaF
1995-05-10 General proceeding, 24 copies of EXCERPTS FROM THE CASE ON APPEAL...., with service Santokh Singh Khela
1995-05-05 General proceeding, endorsement on motion "s'en remettre a la Cour" Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-04 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #22479 Santokh Singh Khela
1995-05-03 Affidavit, (1 1\2 hours); Clayton C. Ruby), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1995-05-03 Motion for additional time to present oral argument, (1 1\2 hours), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1995-04-12 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-05-24
Decision reserved
1995-04-05 Notice of hearing, (1 copy), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1995-03-15 Service, COPY OF THE APPELLANTS' FACTUM (with corrections) (see factum filed on Feb. 13/95)
1995-03-03 Supplemental document, CASE ON APPEAL 24 copies Santokh Singh Khela
1995-02-24 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-04-24
1995-02-15 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vols. 1 and 2 Santokh Singh Khela
1995-02-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (returned for corrections Feb. 14/95 and received on March 15/95), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-12-16 Order on motion to order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause
1994-12-01 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, on condition that the case on appeal & factum be filed no later than Feb 15/95 and that the appeal be prosecuted in the spring session, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-12-01 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-12-01, on condition that the case on appeal & factum be filed no later than Feb 15/95 and that the appeal be prosecuted in the spring session, CJ
1994-12-01 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-12-01, on condition that the case on appeal & factum be filed no later than Feb 15/95 and that the appeal be prosecuted in the spring session, CJ
1994-12-01 Decision on motion to extend time, to file case on appeal & appellants' factum to Feb. 15/95, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-12-01 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1994-12-01, to file case on appeal & appellants' factum to Feb. 15/95, CJ
1994-12-01 Submission of motion to extend time, 1994-12-01, to file case on appeal & appellants' factum to Feb. 15/95, CJ
1994-11-28 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-24 Response to motion to extend time, of Noel, Berthiaume (to file the appellants's factum to the middle of Feb. 95) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-24 Affidavit, of David Gibbons (to file the appellants's factum and case on appeal to the middle of Feb. 95), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-11-24 Motion to extend time, to file the appellants's factum and case on appeal to the middle of Feb. 95, with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-10-26 Notice of change of counsel, from Louis D. Pasquin to David Gibbons Santokh Singh Khela
1994-10-20 Affidavit, of Louis D. Pasquin (2 copies), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-10-20 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, (2 copies), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-10-19 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, of Sylvie Roussel (letter form) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, envoyé à Louis D. Pasquin (Montréal, QC) re: paragraphe 695(2) du Code criminel du Canada c.c. PG du QC et Noël, Berthiaume
1994-09-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, envoyé à Louis D. Pasquin (Montréal, QC) avec copie de l'article 32
1994-09-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, envoyé au PG du QC (Mtl, QC) avec copie de l'article 32
1994-09-02 Notice of appeal, (2 copies), with service Santokh Singh Khela
1994-09-02 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24872 Santokh Singh Khela

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Singh Khela, Santokh Applicant Active
Singh Dhillon, Kashmir Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Singh Khela, Santokh

Counsel
Name
David W. Gibbons
Contact information
Harrop, Phillips, Powell & Gibbons
2 GAOLER'S MEWS
GASTOWN
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 4K7
Telephone: (604) 688-8211
FAX: (604) 688-9539
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: Singh Dhillon, Kashmir

Counsel
Names
Melvyn Green
Clayton C. Ruby
Contact information
Sack Goldblatt Mitchell
1130 - 20 Dundas St. W.
P.O. Box 180
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2G8
Telephone: (416) 977-6070
FAX: (416) 591-7333
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Pierre S. Sauvé
Contact information
Procureur général du Québec
4100 - 1 Rue Notre-Dame Est
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2703
FAX: (514) 873-9895
Agent
Name
Sylvie Roussel
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

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Lower court rulings

June 27, 1994
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-10-000117-927

pourvoi accueilli

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13