A list of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Nandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhMukesh v. State for NCT of DelhiManohar Lal Sharma v. Union of IndiaIn Re: Appointment of Judicial members in the Armed Forces TribunalVivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India.Delhi High Court.Competition Commission of India v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) and Anr.Gaurav Jain and Ors. v. Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Delhi and Ors.Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Anr.Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Advertising Standards Council of India.SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh.[Item 62 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 in WP(C) 250/2007].Bench: Madan B Lokur, AK Goel JJ..Application filed by DU Professor Nandini Sundar for a stay and quashing of an FIR filed against her and three others, a JNU professor and two activists, for the murder of a tribal person in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh..Today in Court: The Court today directed the State to give the petitioner four weeks notice before initiating proceedings against her..2. Mukesh v. State for NCT of Delhi.[Item 301 in court 4 – SLP (CRL) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The hearing of the appeals of the four accused in the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran made his submissions during the last hearing. Read more here..Today in Court: Amicus Raju Ramachandran continued his submissions in Court today, explaining the role of mitigating circumstances of the accused in the present case..3. Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India.[Item 8 in court 8 – WP(C) 823/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, UU Lalit JJ..Check evening updates for more..Today in Court: The matter has been adjourned to December 5..4. In Re: Appointment of Judicial members in the Armed Forces Tribunal.[Item 11 in Court 1 – WP(C) 857/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Suo motu case by the Supreme Court treating a letter written by the Armed Forces Tribunal Bar Association as a ‘writ petition’. On the last hearing, the Bench issued notice and directed Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to submit a status report..Today in Court: The Bench adjourned the matter, but not before the Centre told the Court that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had cleared the appointment of three retired judges as judicial members of Armed forces Tribunal..Read full story here..5. Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India.[Item 30 in court 1 – WP(C) 906/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud J..Petition concerning discontinuation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. This petition will be heard along with three other petitions concerning the same issue. Read more here..Today in Court: The Bench refused to grant a stay on the matter, but asked the Central government to file an affidavit setting out its stand..Read full story here..Delhi High Court.1. Competition Commission of India v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) and Anr.[LPA 550/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 5].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Appeal filed by the Competition Commission of India against the single judge order that set aside the order passed by the CCI directing its Director General to conduct investigation in the complaint filed by Mumbai based M/s Best IT World (India) Pvt Ltd which makes electronic goods under the brand name “iBall”..The company had alleged abuse of dominant position by Ericsson with respect to the 33,000 patents to its credit making it the largest holder of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in the field of mobile technology..Today in Court: The bench clubbed the appeal along with the appeal filed by Ericsson against CCI and listed both the matters to be heard together on January 9..2. Gaurav Jain and Ors. v. Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 3868/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 6].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Petition challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, which criminalizes the possession and consumption of beef..The petition states that these provisions have no logical nexus with the objective of the Cattle Preservation Act i.e. the prohibition of agricultural cattle slaughter within Delhi. The provisions make it illegal to possess beef which has been slaughtered outside Delhi or even outside India. The petition challenges the evidentiary presumption of illegality that arises out of mere possession of beef irrespective of where the slaughter took place..Today in Court: An application was filed seeking response of the Delhi government in the matter. The bench issued directions to the government to file their response. The matter will come up on January 10..3. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Anr.[W.P. (C) 4782/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 23].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Petition seeking issuance of a Citizen’s Charter by every department of the government. According to the website of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the main objective of the exercise to issue the Citizen’s Charter of an organization is to improve the quality of public services..This is done by letting people know the mandate of the concerned Ministry, how one can get in touch with its officials, what to expect by way of services and how to seek a remedy if something goes wrong. The Citizen’s Charter does not by itself create new legal rights, but it surely helps in enforcing existing rights..Today in Court: The bench granted the time of one week for the rejoinder to be filed..4. Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt Ltd v. The Advertising Standards Council of India.[C.S. (OS) 458/2016; Court No. 21 Item No. 22].Bench: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw J..Suit against the Advertising Standards Council of India in regard to the nationwide broadcast of an advertisement..During the last hearing, the defendant had argued against the jurisdiction of the court along with the maintainability of the suit. The bench granted time to the parties to refer to judgments of the court on the two issues and listed the matter for today..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to December 21.
A list of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Nandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhMukesh v. State for NCT of DelhiManohar Lal Sharma v. Union of IndiaIn Re: Appointment of Judicial members in the Armed Forces TribunalVivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India.Delhi High Court.Competition Commission of India v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) and Anr.Gaurav Jain and Ors. v. Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Delhi and Ors.Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Anr.Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The Advertising Standards Council of India.SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh.[Item 62 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 in WP(C) 250/2007].Bench: Madan B Lokur, AK Goel JJ..Application filed by DU Professor Nandini Sundar for a stay and quashing of an FIR filed against her and three others, a JNU professor and two activists, for the murder of a tribal person in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh..Today in Court: The Court today directed the State to give the petitioner four weeks notice before initiating proceedings against her..2. Mukesh v. State for NCT of Delhi.[Item 301 in court 4 – SLP (CRL) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The hearing of the appeals of the four accused in the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran made his submissions during the last hearing. Read more here..Today in Court: Amicus Raju Ramachandran continued his submissions in Court today, explaining the role of mitigating circumstances of the accused in the present case..3. Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India.[Item 8 in court 8 – WP(C) 823/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, UU Lalit JJ..Check evening updates for more..Today in Court: The matter has been adjourned to December 5..4. In Re: Appointment of Judicial members in the Armed Forces Tribunal.[Item 11 in Court 1 – WP(C) 857/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Suo motu case by the Supreme Court treating a letter written by the Armed Forces Tribunal Bar Association as a ‘writ petition’. On the last hearing, the Bench issued notice and directed Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to submit a status report..Today in Court: The Bench adjourned the matter, but not before the Centre told the Court that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had cleared the appointment of three retired judges as judicial members of Armed forces Tribunal..Read full story here..5. Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India.[Item 30 in court 1 – WP(C) 906/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud J..Petition concerning discontinuation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. This petition will be heard along with three other petitions concerning the same issue. Read more here..Today in Court: The Bench refused to grant a stay on the matter, but asked the Central government to file an affidavit setting out its stand..Read full story here..Delhi High Court.1. Competition Commission of India v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) and Anr.[LPA 550/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 5].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Appeal filed by the Competition Commission of India against the single judge order that set aside the order passed by the CCI directing its Director General to conduct investigation in the complaint filed by Mumbai based M/s Best IT World (India) Pvt Ltd which makes electronic goods under the brand name “iBall”..The company had alleged abuse of dominant position by Ericsson with respect to the 33,000 patents to its credit making it the largest holder of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in the field of mobile technology..Today in Court: The bench clubbed the appeal along with the appeal filed by Ericsson against CCI and listed both the matters to be heard together on January 9..2. Gaurav Jain and Ors. v. Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 3868/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 6].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Petition challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, which criminalizes the possession and consumption of beef..The petition states that these provisions have no logical nexus with the objective of the Cattle Preservation Act i.e. the prohibition of agricultural cattle slaughter within Delhi. The provisions make it illegal to possess beef which has been slaughtered outside Delhi or even outside India. The petition challenges the evidentiary presumption of illegality that arises out of mere possession of beef irrespective of where the slaughter took place..Today in Court: An application was filed seeking response of the Delhi government in the matter. The bench issued directions to the government to file their response. The matter will come up on January 10..3. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Anr.[W.P. (C) 4782/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 23].Bench: G. Rohini CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Petition seeking issuance of a Citizen’s Charter by every department of the government. According to the website of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the main objective of the exercise to issue the Citizen’s Charter of an organization is to improve the quality of public services..This is done by letting people know the mandate of the concerned Ministry, how one can get in touch with its officials, what to expect by way of services and how to seek a remedy if something goes wrong. The Citizen’s Charter does not by itself create new legal rights, but it surely helps in enforcing existing rights..Today in Court: The bench granted the time of one week for the rejoinder to be filed..4. Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt Ltd v. The Advertising Standards Council of India.[C.S. (OS) 458/2016; Court No. 21 Item No. 22].Bench: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw J..Suit against the Advertising Standards Council of India in regard to the nationwide broadcast of an advertisement..During the last hearing, the defendant had argued against the jurisdiction of the court along with the maintainability of the suit. The bench granted time to the parties to refer to judgments of the court on the two issues and listed the matter for today..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to December 21.