A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Lok Prahari v. State of UP [For judgment]Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of DelhiState of Andhra Pradesh Vs. State of MaharashtraLokniti Foundation v. Union of IndiaAll India Medicine Graduates Association (Regd.) v. Delhi Medical Association.Amitabh Thapliyal and Ors. v. Union of IndiaArup Bhuyan v. State of Assam.Delhi High Court.National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr.Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and Ors. v. Ministry of Home Affairs and Anr.Intellectual Property Attorneys’ Association v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Lok Prahari v. State of UP [For judgment].[Item 1A in court 2 – WP (C) 657/2004].Bench: Anil R Dave, UU Lalit, L Nageswara Rao JJ..Judgment on whether former Chief Ministers should be provided government accommodation or not. The Court had reserved its judgment in this case on November, 2014..Today in Court: The Court held that former Chief Ministers do not have the right to occupy government bungalows for an indefinite period of time..2. Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of Delhi.[Item 301 in court 4 – SLP (Crl) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan, R. Banumathi JJ..Appeals filed by the 2012 Delhi gang rape accused against the judgment of the Delhi High Court confirming their death sentences..Today in Court: This Court did not sit today..3. State of Andhra Pradesh v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 2 in court 1 – IA 17/2014 IN ORGNL. SUIT 1/2006].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, A M Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud..Water dispute relating to the Sriram Sagar reservoir..Today in Court: The matter has been posted for a later date..4. Lokniti Foundation v. Union of India.[Item 20 in court 1 – WP (C) 607/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..This case relates to the unverified telephone subscribers currently existing. This is a major security threat, and is widely used to further terrorist activities..Today in Court: The petitioners have laid down some suggestions for the court’s consideration. Notice has been issued to the Ministry of Telecom, requesting a reply as to why the directions in Abhishek Goenka have not been complied with..5. All India Medicine Graduates Association (Regd.) v. Delhi Medical Association..[Item 31 in court 1 – SLP(C) 20144-20145/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..The case relates to the fact whether Ayurvedic doctors can prescribe allopathic medicines..Today in Court: The Court has requested a list of surgeries performed by Ayurvedic doctors to understand the extent of the practice of prescribing allopathic medicines. Time has been given to file the same till Monday..6. Amitabh Thapliyal and Ors. v. Union of India.[Item 63 in court 4 – WP (C) 616/2016].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..A petition filed by Army doctors praying that their retirement age of 58 be raised to 65 like all other government servants. When the matter was heard last week, the court had issued notice to the Central government..Today in Court: This bench did not sit today..7. Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam.[Item 304 in Court 3- CRLMP 18713/2012 IN CrlA 889/2007].Bench: Khehar, V. Gopala Gowda, Arun Mishra, JJ.This case calls for revisiting Justice Markandey Katju’s judgment stating that mere membership of a terrorist organization does not constitute a terrorist activity, per se. Action must be taken in accordance with the philosophy of the organization, or an act of violence must be undertaken..Today in Court: Justice Khehar opined that factum of continuing membership, despite knowing about the activities of a particular organization, constitutes and act greater than ‘mere membership’. However, the matter was adjourned for a later date..Delhi High Court.1. National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr. .[W.P. (C) 6331/2016 – Court No. 3; Item No. 26].Bench: S. Ravindra Bhat, Deepa Sharma, JJ..Writ petition filed by the National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms challenging the constitutionality of S. 23 of the Advocates Act citing discrimination against other lawyers. Additionally, the petitioner has sought a uniform dress code amongst all advocates..Today in Court: The Court issued notice and asked the petitioner to file an application making the Union of India a party to the case..2. Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and Ors. v. Ministry of Home Affairs and Anr..[W.P. (C) 11687/2015 – Court No. 1; Item No. 3].Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J..Today in Court: The matter will be heard on September 5, 2016..3. Intellectual Property Attorneys’ Association v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr..[C.M. APPL. 27361/2016 in W.P. (C) 3067/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 64].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Today in Court: The matter did not come up.
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Lok Prahari v. State of UP [For judgment]Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of DelhiState of Andhra Pradesh Vs. State of MaharashtraLokniti Foundation v. Union of IndiaAll India Medicine Graduates Association (Regd.) v. Delhi Medical Association.Amitabh Thapliyal and Ors. v. Union of IndiaArup Bhuyan v. State of Assam.Delhi High Court.National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr.Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and Ors. v. Ministry of Home Affairs and Anr.Intellectual Property Attorneys’ Association v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Lok Prahari v. State of UP [For judgment].[Item 1A in court 2 – WP (C) 657/2004].Bench: Anil R Dave, UU Lalit, L Nageswara Rao JJ..Judgment on whether former Chief Ministers should be provided government accommodation or not. The Court had reserved its judgment in this case on November, 2014..Today in Court: The Court held that former Chief Ministers do not have the right to occupy government bungalows for an indefinite period of time..2. Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of Delhi.[Item 301 in court 4 – SLP (Crl) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan, R. Banumathi JJ..Appeals filed by the 2012 Delhi gang rape accused against the judgment of the Delhi High Court confirming their death sentences..Today in Court: This Court did not sit today..3. State of Andhra Pradesh v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 2 in court 1 – IA 17/2014 IN ORGNL. SUIT 1/2006].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, A M Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud..Water dispute relating to the Sriram Sagar reservoir..Today in Court: The matter has been posted for a later date..4. Lokniti Foundation v. Union of India.[Item 20 in court 1 – WP (C) 607/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..This case relates to the unverified telephone subscribers currently existing. This is a major security threat, and is widely used to further terrorist activities..Today in Court: The petitioners have laid down some suggestions for the court’s consideration. Notice has been issued to the Ministry of Telecom, requesting a reply as to why the directions in Abhishek Goenka have not been complied with..5. All India Medicine Graduates Association (Regd.) v. Delhi Medical Association..[Item 31 in court 1 – SLP(C) 20144-20145/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..The case relates to the fact whether Ayurvedic doctors can prescribe allopathic medicines..Today in Court: The Court has requested a list of surgeries performed by Ayurvedic doctors to understand the extent of the practice of prescribing allopathic medicines. Time has been given to file the same till Monday..6. Amitabh Thapliyal and Ors. v. Union of India.[Item 63 in court 4 – WP (C) 616/2016].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..A petition filed by Army doctors praying that their retirement age of 58 be raised to 65 like all other government servants. When the matter was heard last week, the court had issued notice to the Central government..Today in Court: This bench did not sit today..7. Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam.[Item 304 in Court 3- CRLMP 18713/2012 IN CrlA 889/2007].Bench: Khehar, V. Gopala Gowda, Arun Mishra, JJ.This case calls for revisiting Justice Markandey Katju’s judgment stating that mere membership of a terrorist organization does not constitute a terrorist activity, per se. Action must be taken in accordance with the philosophy of the organization, or an act of violence must be undertaken..Today in Court: Justice Khehar opined that factum of continuing membership, despite knowing about the activities of a particular organization, constitutes and act greater than ‘mere membership’. However, the matter was adjourned for a later date..Delhi High Court.1. National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr. .[W.P. (C) 6331/2016 – Court No. 3; Item No. 26].Bench: S. Ravindra Bhat, Deepa Sharma, JJ..Writ petition filed by the National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms challenging the constitutionality of S. 23 of the Advocates Act citing discrimination against other lawyers. Additionally, the petitioner has sought a uniform dress code amongst all advocates..Today in Court: The Court issued notice and asked the petitioner to file an application making the Union of India a party to the case..2. Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee and Ors. v. Ministry of Home Affairs and Anr..[W.P. (C) 11687/2015 – Court No. 1; Item No. 3].Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J..Today in Court: The matter will be heard on September 5, 2016..3. Intellectual Property Attorneys’ Association v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr..[C.M. APPL. 27361/2016 in W.P. (C) 3067/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 64].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Today in Court: The matter did not come up.