A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.Indian National Congress v. Union of IndiaNandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhCommon Cause v. Union of IndiaKalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr.Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Subrata Bhattacharya v. Securities and Exchange Board of India.Bombay High Court.Wecom Trust & 2 Anr v. Union of India & 5 OrsAhmad M Abdi v. State of Maharashtra & 8 Ors.KK Ghuge v. State of MaharashtraSociety of Indian Automobile Manufacturers v. State of Maharashtra.Delhi High Court.Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre v. Government of NCT of DelhiIndian Performing Rights Society Ltd. v. Jaypee Hotels Ltd.Pfizer Limited and Anr. v. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPAA) and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – CA 3453/2002].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..Case relating to the imposition of entry tax. During the previous hearing, Senior counsel Arvind Datar and TN Andhyarujina made their submissions..Today in Court: Advocates V Lakshmikumaran, Ravindra Srivastava and Venkatraman argued the case in court today..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.[Item 24 in court 3 – SLP(C) 18190/2014].Bench: JS Khehar, Arun Mishra JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by Indian National Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies. The Court had issued notice in the case in 2014..Today in Court: This case was not taken up by the Bench..3. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh.[Item 1 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 IN WP(C) 250/2007 ].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agarwal..Appeal against the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in which it has struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists..Today in Court: A status report submitted by the CBI was considered by the Court. However, they have been requested to file a couple of other documents. Matter has been posted for a later date..4. Common Cause v. Union of India.[Item 301 in court 7 – WP(C) 463/2012].Bench: Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph, AK Sikri JJ..Case on Coalgate..Today in Court: This case was adjourned for 07/09/2016..5. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 6 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012.Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: The case was adjourned for a later date..6. Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..[Item 12 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 793/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Petition concerning grant of licenses to dance bars in Maharashtra..Today in Court: This case was adjourned for a later date..7. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 15 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here..Today in Court: This case was not taken up by the Bench today..8. Subrata Bhattacharya v. Securities and Exchange Board of India .[Item 20 in court 2 – Civil Appeal 13301/2015].Bench: Anil R Dave, L Nageswara Rao JJ..A batch of petitions related to the PACL Ltd’s alleged ponzi scheme where it collected Rs. 45,000 crore from about 6 crore investors. Read more about the PACL case here..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned..Bombay High Court.1. Wecom Trust & 2 Anr v. Union of India & 5 Ors..[Item 9 Court 13- PIL(OS)/116/2009].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL seeking implementation of noise pollution rules in the city. For more details, read our previous report..Today in court: This matter was adjourned and the bench stated that a detailed order will be passed in the matter before the festival season starts..2. Ahmad Abdi v. State of Maharashtra & 8 Ors..[Item 11 Court 13- PIL(OS)/57/2012].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ..A PIL relating to the shifting of the Bombay High Court to a new complex. The state government has agreed to allot the requisite land in Government Colony, near Bandra Kurla Complex. Expectedly, the matter has seen representations from different bar associations, as well as the State government..Rajan Jayakar, a curator responsible for renovation and restoration work in the HC courtrooms and the HC museum has filed an intervention application opposing the move. Previously, Oka J had urged him to think about the “future generations” and the litigants. Senior Counsel Janak Dwarkadas is appearing for the intervenor. A fresh intervention by the Bombay Incorporated Law Society (BILS) has been filed..Today in court: Read our detailed report here..3. Shri KK Ghuge v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 13 Court 13- PIL(C)/137/2013].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL by the Nashik Bar Association seeking allotment of a minimum of five acres of land for the district court premises in Nashik. The court complex comprises ten court rooms that are very congested, and lack basic facilities for litigants and lawyers..Previously, Acting AG Rohit Deo had submitted that the Law Secretary, and the PWD Department had worked out a proposal to give additional allotment around the present premises so that relocation is not required. He said that the adjoining land that currently belongs to the home department can be allotted. The Bar association is yet to give it’s view on the proposal, also a copy of the proposal will be made available today for the court’s perusal..Today in court: The acting AG submitted his suggestion that for the time being 2.5 acres of land can be allocated from the land available adjacent to the current premises. Also on his suggestion, a presentation has been prepared by the PWD department which will now be shown to the committee. This matter will now be heard on August 18..4. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 23 Court 52- WPST(OS)/1884/2016].Bench: VM Kanade, MS Sonak JJ.This petition challenges a state government notification dated July 30, 2014. The notification states that the decibel level of the horns, sirens and multi-tone horns for four wheelers cannot be more than 10 units from the sound decibel level of the engine..Although the notification was brought in pursuant to an NGT order, the petitioners say state has misinterpreted the order by including horns along with sirens and multi-tones. Another issue raised by the petitioners is that the notification is in contravention of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989..Today in court: Senior counsel Aspi Chinoy appeared for the petitioners (Maruti) in the matter. He reiterated the stand that the notification is in violation of Central Motor Vehicle Rules as a decibel limit for horns is already prescribed(93-112) and that if the notification is somehow implemented then the horns in these motor vehicles will be inaudible..The State failed to file a reply, and matter has been adjourned to next Friday..Delhi High Court.1. Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre v. Government of NCT of Delhi .[W.P. (C) 5967/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 2].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..A special committee was appointed to look into the affairs of the hospitals around Delhi in accordance with a High Court order of 2007. A fine of Rs. 17.86 crores was imposed on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital for the alleged failure to treat poor patients for free as stipulated in the land allotment conditions. Justice Sachdeva had refused to grant an interim stay and took a stand that if the hospital wanted the Court to hear its plea, some amount of the fine would first have to be deposited before the court..In the last hearing, Piyush Kalra had appeared for the government and Navin Chawla appeared for Dharamshila Hospital. The issue in question was with regard to the documents submitted by the hospital and whether or not their records fell under the exception of partial compliance. Chawla stressed on the fact that the committee took a decision regarding the amount to be paid by the hospital without any showcause notice or opportunity of hearing granted to the petitioner. The matter will be further heard today..Today in Court: The petition was disposed off. The court set aside the order dated June 7, 2016. The petitioner will appear before a special committee which will pass an order in the hearing on August 17, 2016 at 3.30 pm..2. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd. v. Jaypee Hotels Ltd. .[Ex. P. 310/2010 – Court No. 24; Item No. 25].Bench: Hima Kohli, J..Check evening updates..Today in Court: The judge was on leave today..3. Pfizer Limited and Anr. v. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPAA) and Anr..[W.P. (C) 3857/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 23].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Check evening updates..Today in Court: Respondents 1 and 2 are required to file a counter. Matter will come up before the court on January 10, 2017.
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.Indian National Congress v. Union of IndiaNandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhCommon Cause v. Union of IndiaKalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr.Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Subrata Bhattacharya v. Securities and Exchange Board of India.Bombay High Court.Wecom Trust & 2 Anr v. Union of India & 5 OrsAhmad M Abdi v. State of Maharashtra & 8 Ors.KK Ghuge v. State of MaharashtraSociety of Indian Automobile Manufacturers v. State of Maharashtra.Delhi High Court.Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre v. Government of NCT of DelhiIndian Performing Rights Society Ltd. v. Jaypee Hotels Ltd.Pfizer Limited and Anr. v. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPAA) and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – CA 3453/2002].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..Case relating to the imposition of entry tax. During the previous hearing, Senior counsel Arvind Datar and TN Andhyarujina made their submissions..Today in Court: Advocates V Lakshmikumaran, Ravindra Srivastava and Venkatraman argued the case in court today..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.[Item 24 in court 3 – SLP(C) 18190/2014].Bench: JS Khehar, Arun Mishra JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by Indian National Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies. The Court had issued notice in the case in 2014..Today in Court: This case was not taken up by the Bench..3. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh.[Item 1 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 IN WP(C) 250/2007 ].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agarwal..Appeal against the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in which it has struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists..Today in Court: A status report submitted by the CBI was considered by the Court. However, they have been requested to file a couple of other documents. Matter has been posted for a later date..4. Common Cause v. Union of India.[Item 301 in court 7 – WP(C) 463/2012].Bench: Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph, AK Sikri JJ..Case on Coalgate..Today in Court: This case was adjourned for 07/09/2016..5. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 6 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012.Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: The case was adjourned for a later date..6. Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..[Item 12 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 793/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Petition concerning grant of licenses to dance bars in Maharashtra..Today in Court: This case was adjourned for a later date..7. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 15 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here..Today in Court: This case was not taken up by the Bench today..8. Subrata Bhattacharya v. Securities and Exchange Board of India .[Item 20 in court 2 – Civil Appeal 13301/2015].Bench: Anil R Dave, L Nageswara Rao JJ..A batch of petitions related to the PACL Ltd’s alleged ponzi scheme where it collected Rs. 45,000 crore from about 6 crore investors. Read more about the PACL case here..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned..Bombay High Court.1. Wecom Trust & 2 Anr v. Union of India & 5 Ors..[Item 9 Court 13- PIL(OS)/116/2009].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL seeking implementation of noise pollution rules in the city. For more details, read our previous report..Today in court: This matter was adjourned and the bench stated that a detailed order will be passed in the matter before the festival season starts..2. Ahmad Abdi v. State of Maharashtra & 8 Ors..[Item 11 Court 13- PIL(OS)/57/2012].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ..A PIL relating to the shifting of the Bombay High Court to a new complex. The state government has agreed to allot the requisite land in Government Colony, near Bandra Kurla Complex. Expectedly, the matter has seen representations from different bar associations, as well as the State government..Rajan Jayakar, a curator responsible for renovation and restoration work in the HC courtrooms and the HC museum has filed an intervention application opposing the move. Previously, Oka J had urged him to think about the “future generations” and the litigants. Senior Counsel Janak Dwarkadas is appearing for the intervenor. A fresh intervention by the Bombay Incorporated Law Society (BILS) has been filed..Today in court: Read our detailed report here..3. Shri KK Ghuge v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 13 Court 13- PIL(C)/137/2013].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL by the Nashik Bar Association seeking allotment of a minimum of five acres of land for the district court premises in Nashik. The court complex comprises ten court rooms that are very congested, and lack basic facilities for litigants and lawyers..Previously, Acting AG Rohit Deo had submitted that the Law Secretary, and the PWD Department had worked out a proposal to give additional allotment around the present premises so that relocation is not required. He said that the adjoining land that currently belongs to the home department can be allotted. The Bar association is yet to give it’s view on the proposal, also a copy of the proposal will be made available today for the court’s perusal..Today in court: The acting AG submitted his suggestion that for the time being 2.5 acres of land can be allocated from the land available adjacent to the current premises. Also on his suggestion, a presentation has been prepared by the PWD department which will now be shown to the committee. This matter will now be heard on August 18..4. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 23 Court 52- WPST(OS)/1884/2016].Bench: VM Kanade, MS Sonak JJ.This petition challenges a state government notification dated July 30, 2014. The notification states that the decibel level of the horns, sirens and multi-tone horns for four wheelers cannot be more than 10 units from the sound decibel level of the engine..Although the notification was brought in pursuant to an NGT order, the petitioners say state has misinterpreted the order by including horns along with sirens and multi-tones. Another issue raised by the petitioners is that the notification is in contravention of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989..Today in court: Senior counsel Aspi Chinoy appeared for the petitioners (Maruti) in the matter. He reiterated the stand that the notification is in violation of Central Motor Vehicle Rules as a decibel limit for horns is already prescribed(93-112) and that if the notification is somehow implemented then the horns in these motor vehicles will be inaudible..The State failed to file a reply, and matter has been adjourned to next Friday..Delhi High Court.1. Dharamshila Hospital and Research Centre v. Government of NCT of Delhi .[W.P. (C) 5967/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 2].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..A special committee was appointed to look into the affairs of the hospitals around Delhi in accordance with a High Court order of 2007. A fine of Rs. 17.86 crores was imposed on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital for the alleged failure to treat poor patients for free as stipulated in the land allotment conditions. Justice Sachdeva had refused to grant an interim stay and took a stand that if the hospital wanted the Court to hear its plea, some amount of the fine would first have to be deposited before the court..In the last hearing, Piyush Kalra had appeared for the government and Navin Chawla appeared for Dharamshila Hospital. The issue in question was with regard to the documents submitted by the hospital and whether or not their records fell under the exception of partial compliance. Chawla stressed on the fact that the committee took a decision regarding the amount to be paid by the hospital without any showcause notice or opportunity of hearing granted to the petitioner. The matter will be further heard today..Today in Court: The petition was disposed off. The court set aside the order dated June 7, 2016. The petitioner will appear before a special committee which will pass an order in the hearing on August 17, 2016 at 3.30 pm..2. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd. v. Jaypee Hotels Ltd. .[Ex. P. 310/2010 – Court No. 24; Item No. 25].Bench: Hima Kohli, J..Check evening updates..Today in Court: The judge was on leave today..3. Pfizer Limited and Anr. v. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPAA) and Anr..[W.P. (C) 3857/2016 – Court No. 15; Item No. 23].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Check evening updates..Today in Court: Respondents 1 and 2 are required to file a counter. Matter will come up before the court on January 10, 2017.