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.Harvinder Chowdhury v. Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Telecommunication And Information TechnologyIndian National Congress v. Union of IndiaIn re Deepak KhoslaArvind Kejriwal v. Arun JaitleyCentre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors.Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat.Delhi High Court.P.K. Dash, Advocate and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors.National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr.Nasik Zilla Cable Operators Association and Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.Pooja Mahajan v. Union of India and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Harvinder Chowdhury v. Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Telecommunication And Information Technology.[Item 1 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 160/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao JJ..A petition praying for a ban on websites spreading jokes about the Sikh community and portraying them as persons of low intellect..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 13 in court 2 – SLP (Civil) 18190/2014.Bench: JS Khehar, Arun Mishra, AM Khanwilkar JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies..Today in Court: The Court has granted a time of one week for the political parties to answer whether the petition in the Apex Court has become infructuous due to the amendments to the FCRA Act..3. Arvind Kejriwal v. Arun Jaitley.[Item 34 in court 7 – SLP (CRL) 8666/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, UU Lalit JJ..Case relating to the quashing of criminal defamation proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal in the Patiala House Court..Today in Court: This petition was dismissed..4. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 14 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao JJ..This is a petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians. The Court had issued notice in the case on March 23 this year..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Updates/suggestions welcome..5. Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat.[Item 9 in court 7 – SLP (Crl) 5275-5276/2011 ].Bench: Pinaki Chandra Ghose, UU Lalit JJ. .Check evening updates for more..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..6. In re Deepak Khosla.[Item 25 in court 8 – SMC(CRL) NO. 1/2016 IN SLP CRL @ SLP(CRL) NO. 2276-2277/2016].Bench: Kurian Joseph, R F Nariman JJ..A contempt case initiated by the Supreme Court against advocate Deepak Khosla based on a report received from the Registry of the Court. Read more here..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..Delhi High Court.1. P.K. Dash, Advocate and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 8106/2010; Court No. 5 Item No. 1].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, Siddharth Mridul JJ..Matter seeking clarification regarding the implementation of the one-bar-one-vote principle in the DHCBA elections..Today in Court: The matter was listed for a procedural interim application..2. 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. 5 Item No. 23].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, Najmi Waziri JJ..Check evening updates..Today in Court: The matter was renotified for December 5..3. Nasik Zilla Cable Operators Association and Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors..[W.P. (C) 7175/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 40].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Around 62 petitions have been filed by Multi-service Operators (MSOs) throughout the country challenging the constitutional validity of the implementation of the Phase III of the Digital Addressable System (DAS), the cognizance of which has been taken by a Division Bench of the High Court..The Supreme Court had on 1 April this year accepted the plea of the Central Government that it would be just and proper for the apex court to transfer to the Delhi High Court all cases pending in different High Courts, many of which had passed injunction orders..Today in Court: The matter got adjourned to December 1..4. Pooja Mahajan v. Union of India and Anr..[W.P. (C) 11099/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 44].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..PIL filed by a Delhi-based designer against the demonetization notifications issued by the central government discontinuing the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes. Read all about the petition here..Today in Court: The bench listed the matter to be heard on December 8 after waiting for directions from the Supreme Court on the same issue.
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.Harvinder Chowdhury v. Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Telecommunication And Information TechnologyIndian National Congress v. Union of IndiaIn re Deepak KhoslaArvind Kejriwal v. Arun JaitleyCentre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors.Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat.Delhi High Court.P.K. Dash, Advocate and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors.National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms and Anr. v. The Bar Council of India and Anr.Nasik Zilla Cable Operators Association and Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.Pooja Mahajan v. Union of India and Anr..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Harvinder Chowdhury v. Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Telecommunication And Information Technology.[Item 1 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 160/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao JJ..A petition praying for a ban on websites spreading jokes about the Sikh community and portraying them as persons of low intellect..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 13 in court 2 – SLP (Civil) 18190/2014.Bench: JS Khehar, Arun Mishra, AM Khanwilkar JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies..Today in Court: The Court has granted a time of one week for the political parties to answer whether the petition in the Apex Court has become infructuous due to the amendments to the FCRA Act..3. Arvind Kejriwal v. Arun Jaitley.[Item 34 in court 7 – SLP (CRL) 8666/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, UU Lalit JJ..Case relating to the quashing of criminal defamation proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal in the Patiala House Court..Today in Court: This petition was dismissed..4. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 14 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao JJ..This is a petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians. The Court had issued notice in the case on March 23 this year..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Updates/suggestions welcome..5. Teesta Atul Setalvad and Anr. v. State of Gujarat.[Item 9 in court 7 – SLP (Crl) 5275-5276/2011 ].Bench: Pinaki Chandra Ghose, UU Lalit JJ. .Check evening updates for more..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..6. In re Deepak Khosla.[Item 25 in court 8 – SMC(CRL) NO. 1/2016 IN SLP CRL @ SLP(CRL) NO. 2276-2277/2016].Bench: Kurian Joseph, R F Nariman JJ..A contempt case initiated by the Supreme Court against advocate Deepak Khosla based on a report received from the Registry of the Court. Read more here..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..Delhi High Court.1. P.K. Dash, Advocate and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 8106/2010; Court No. 5 Item No. 1].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, Siddharth Mridul JJ..Matter seeking clarification regarding the implementation of the one-bar-one-vote principle in the DHCBA elections..Today in Court: The matter was listed for a procedural interim application..2. 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. 5 Item No. 23].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, Najmi Waziri JJ..Check evening updates..Today in Court: The matter was renotified for December 5..3. Nasik Zilla Cable Operators Association and Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors..[W.P. (C) 7175/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 40].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..Around 62 petitions have been filed by Multi-service Operators (MSOs) throughout the country challenging the constitutional validity of the implementation of the Phase III of the Digital Addressable System (DAS), the cognizance of which has been taken by a Division Bench of the High Court..The Supreme Court had on 1 April this year accepted the plea of the Central Government that it would be just and proper for the apex court to transfer to the Delhi High Court all cases pending in different High Courts, many of which had passed injunction orders..Today in Court: The matter got adjourned to December 1..4. Pooja Mahajan v. Union of India and Anr..[W.P. (C) 11099/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 44].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal J..PIL filed by a Delhi-based designer against the demonetization notifications issued by the central government discontinuing the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes. Read all about the petition here..Today in Court: The bench listed the matter to be heard on December 8 after waiting for directions from the Supreme Court on the same issue.