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28443

Her Majesty the Queen v. Rajinder Kumar Benji

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2002-02-21 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
2002-02-04 Appeal closed
2002-01-30 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2002-01-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2002-01-16 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2002-01-15 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ G Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB, See long version.
Allowed
2002-01-15 Hearing of the appeal, 2002-01-15, (V001), CJ G Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
2002-01-15 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings
2002-01-09 Notice of appearance Rajinder Kumar Benji
2001-12-28 Appeal court record, (1 envelope)
2001-12-20 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve and file the respondent's factum to Dec. 14, 2001 and its book of authorities to Dec. 18, 2001.
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-12-20 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2001-12-18 Notice of appearance Her Majesty the Queen
2001-12-18 Motion to extend time, to file the factum and authorities, Completed on: 2001-12-18 Rajinder Kumar Benji
2001-12-18 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-12-18 Rajinder Kumar Benji
2001-12-14 Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2001-12-14 Rajinder Kumar Benji
2001-12-04 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2002-01-15
2001-10-26 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2002-01-14
2001-08-31 Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-08-31 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-08-30 Appellant's factum, Completed on: 2001-08-30 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-07-17 Appellant's record, Completed on: 2001-07-17 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-06-13 Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2001-06-07 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2001-06-07 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-06-07 Order granting leave to appeal
2001-05-18 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2001-05-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-04-17 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD Arb LeB
2001-04-02 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-04-02 Rajinder Kumar Benji
2001-03-30 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2001-02-27 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-02-27 Her Majesty the Queen

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Benji, Rajinder Kumar Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
William F. Ehrcke, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
600 - 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-1126
FAX: (604) 660-1142
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Email: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Party: Benji, Rajinder Kumar

Counsel
Name
Peter Leask, Q.C.
Contact information
Leask Bahen
14th Floor - 100 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1R8
Telephone: (604) 669-6200
FAX: (604) 662-7511
Agent
Name
Kenneth Purchase
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

August 1, 2000
Supreme Court of British Columbia

CC991489

Respondent's application for certiorari to quash a direct indictment demissed.

January 8, 2001
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA027621

Respondent's appeal allowed; direct indictment quashed.

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Downloadable PDFs

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The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13