A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court, the Delhi High Court and the Karnataka High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union Of India, Ministry Of Law & Ors.Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of DelhiIndian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. v. State Of Kerala & Ors.Social Action Forum And Anr. v. Union Of India And Anr.SEBI v. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn.Ltd. & Ors.Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat.Bombay High Court.Harshad Govind Jadhav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.Vanashakti Public Trust & 5 Ors. v. Union of India & 8 Ors.Bombay Environment Action Group v. Municipal Corporation of Greater MumbaiRabia A Khan v. State of Mahrashtra & Ors..Delhi High Court.Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Lucky Arora and Ors.OLX BV and Ors. v. Padawan Ltd. and Ors.Cairn India Ltd. and Ors. v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade and Ors.Balwant Singh Khera v. Election Commission of India and Ors.Cable Operator’s Team and Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr..Karnataka High Court.Uber Technologies Private Limited v. State of Karnataka & Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union Of India, Ministry Of Law & Ors. .[Item 31 in court 2 – WP(Crl.) 69/2015].Bench: Anil R Dave, L Nageswara Rao JJ..Case filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the constitutional validity of penal provisions relating to rioting and hate speech. When the matter was last heard, the Court asked Swamy to approach the High Court..Swamy said that there are various FIRs registered in different parts of the country and it is practically convenient that the Supreme Court hears the case. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Central government, also opposed Swamy..The Bench was reluctant to entertain the plea, but it adjourned the matter so that Swamy can take a decision on whether to press the case in Supreme Court or withdraw it and approach a High Court..Today in court: This matter was adjourned..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. The Court had appointed Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde are Amicus Curiae in the case. Read more here..Today in court: The case has been posted for final hearing starting July 18. The court will hear the case from 2 pm to 6 pm..3. Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. v. State Of Kerala & Ors..[Item 305 in court 4 – WP(C) 373/2006].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan, R Banumathi JJ. .Petition seeking entry of women into Sabarimala temple. The matter was heard in part and the petitioners and amicus curiae had completed their submissions. However, the Bench hearing the case has changed after the vacation. Justice Gopala Gowda and Justice Kurian Joseph have been replaced by Justice C Nagappan and Justice R Banumathi..Today in court: The case was adjourned and will be heard on November 7. Read more here..4. Social Action Forum And Anr. v. Union Of India And Anr..[Item 2 in court 1 – WP(C) 73/2015] .Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Petition seeking a uniform policy of registration of FIR, arrest and bail in cases under Section 498A of IPC..Today in court: The court adjourned the matter..5. SEBI v. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn.Ltd. & Ors..[Item 301 in court 1 – IA 77-79, 89-91, 104-106, 83-85, 144-146, 158-160, 161-163, 168-170, 171-173, 174-176/2016, 177-179/2016, 132-134/2015, 138-140/2016, 141-143/2016 in Conmt.Pet.(C) 412 & 413/2012 in CA 9813 & 9833/2011 and CP(C) 260/2013 in CA 8643/2012].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, Anil R Dave, AK Sikri JJ..Case on SEBI Sahara dispute. Check evening updates to know more..Today in court: The Court today extended the parole granted to Sahara Group owner Subrata Roy until August 3 subject to the payment of Rs. 300 crore, and said he was granted parole on humanitarian grounds adding that it should not be misused. The Court said that Roy must either pay up, or he would find himself back within the confines of the Tihar Jail..This money is in addition to the money generated through the sale of 60 properties of the corporate honcho, that SEBI is now entitled to sell. The Court also said that it was “not satisfied” with the effort being made to recover the money Roy currently owes. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Roy..6. Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat.[Item 28 in court 4 – CrlMP No. 10514].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ. .Check evening updates to know more about this case..Today in court: This petition challenges the freezing of personal accounts of Teesta Setalvad and accounts of the NGO, Citizens for Justice and Peace. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Teesta while ASG Tushar Mehta represented the Gujarat government..The court asked the petitioners to serve a copy of the petition on the Gujarat government’s standing counsel. The matter will now be heard on August 17..Bombay High Court.1. Harshad Govind Jadhav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors..[Item 5 Court 13- PIL(C)/225/2009].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The petitioner claims to have special qualifications required under Persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 to get a government job. The state is yet to take a decision in this..Today in court: This case was adjourned and will now be heard tomorrow at 11 am..2. Vanashakti Public Trust & Ors v Union of India.[Item 18 Court 13- NMWST(OS)/431/2016].Bench: AS Oka & AA Sayed JJ..A notice for motion in a PIL regarding rampant reclamation of wetlands as well as illegal construction on these wetlands. Previously, the state had sought an amendment in an order dated March 2013 which prohibited construction on wetlands. Also, the state is yet to provide data regarding all the wetlands..Today in court: The state government today withdrew their application seeking modifications in the order of March. Other pending issues will now be heard in two weeks time..3. Bombay Environment Action Group v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.[Item 19 Court 13- NMWST(OS)/477/2016].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A notice of motion in a PIL seeking implementation of a traffic scheme similar to the odd-even scheme in Delhi..Today in court: This notice of motion was disposed off..4. Rabia A Khan v. State of Maharashtra & Ors..[Item 4 Court 54- WP(Cri)/669/2016].Bench: Naresh H Patil, PD Naik JJ.Rabia Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, has sought a stay on the trial against Sooraj Pancholi. She is dissatisfied with CBI’s investigation and seeks an SIT to be formed. In the previous hearing, Patil J had declined a further stay on the trial. After Khan moved to the apex court seeking the same, the Supreme Court refused to intervene, but asked the High Court to rule on the petition expeditiously..The matter has been adjourned four times so far at the insistence of the petitioner’s lawyer..Today in court: This matter was adjourned for three weeks after the petitioner’s lawyer expressed his inability to continue arguements without taking instructions from his client. This developement came in light of the letter that Rabia sought to place on record, even though the bench refused to take it on record..Additionally Sooraj Pancholi’s trial before the special women’s court, which was stayed by a vacation bench of the High Court, was further stayed for another three weeks..Delhi High Court.1. Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Lucky Arora and Ors..[Court No. 22; Item No. 1 – CS (Comm) 77/2015].Bench: Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw.Today in court: The matter will now be heard tomorrow..2. OLX BV and Ors. v. Padawan Ltd. and Ors..[Room No. 202; Item No. 5 – CS (Comm) 232/2016].Before Joint Registrar Sh. Satinder Kumar Gautam.The suit is a copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by OLX against a UK based company, seeking an injunction against the company from using the OLX logo, the copyright information, literary work and listings on the website of OLX..Today in court: Summons in the suit and notices in the IA have been issued to the defendant under Order 39 Rule 3, CPC as had been directed by the Court to the Plaintiff..3. Cairn India Ltd. and Ors. v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade and Ors..[Court No. 10; Item No. 27 – W.P. (C) 11600/2015].Bench: Justice Manmohan Singh.Petition filed by Cairn India seeking permission to export surplus crude oil from Barmer oil field in Rajasthan through extension of its contract for the Barmer oil and gas block and also a better price for the crude oil produced from the block..Today in court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates will be appreciated..4. Balwant Singh Khera v. Election Commission of India and Ors..[Court No. 3; Item No. 3 – W.P. (C) 1218/2010].Bench: Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta.Petition seeking direction to the Election Commission to set aside the registration of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) u/s 29A of Representation of People’s Act, 1951..Today in court: The matter wasn’t taken up in Court today because the counsels weren’t available. This matter was originally listed for July 8, 2016, but now will be heard on August 12, 2016..5. Cable Operator’s Team and Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr..[Court No. 1; Item No. 14 – W.P. (C) 5593/2016].Bench: Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.Today in court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates will be appreciated..Karnataka High Court.1. Uber Technologies Private Limited v. State of Karnataka & Ors..[Item 24, List 1, Court Hall 19 – WP 31673-31674/2016 c/w WP 30917/2016 & WP 30191/2016].Bench: Aravind Kumar J..A batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Rules, 2016. Senior counsel Sajan Poovayya, appearing for Uber, will continue with his arguments today..Today in court: The matter did not come up for hearing today. It should be taken up for hearing tomorrow.
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court, the Delhi High Court and the Karnataka High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union Of India, Ministry Of Law & Ors.Mukesh & Anr. v. State for NCT Of DelhiIndian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. v. State Of Kerala & Ors.Social Action Forum And Anr. v. Union Of India And Anr.SEBI v. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn.Ltd. & Ors.Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat.Bombay High Court.Harshad Govind Jadhav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.Vanashakti Public Trust & 5 Ors. v. Union of India & 8 Ors.Bombay Environment Action Group v. Municipal Corporation of Greater MumbaiRabia A Khan v. State of Mahrashtra & Ors..Delhi High Court.Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Lucky Arora and Ors.OLX BV and Ors. v. Padawan Ltd. and Ors.Cairn India Ltd. and Ors. v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade and Ors.Balwant Singh Khera v. Election Commission of India and Ors.Cable Operator’s Team and Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr..Karnataka High Court.Uber Technologies Private Limited v. State of Karnataka & Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES .Supreme Court of India.1. Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union Of India, Ministry Of Law & Ors. .[Item 31 in court 2 – WP(Crl.) 69/2015].Bench: Anil R Dave, L Nageswara Rao JJ..Case filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the constitutional validity of penal provisions relating to rioting and hate speech. When the matter was last heard, the Court asked Swamy to approach the High Court..Swamy said that there are various FIRs registered in different parts of the country and it is practically convenient that the Supreme Court hears the case. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Central government, also opposed Swamy..The Bench was reluctant to entertain the plea, but it adjourned the matter so that Swamy can take a decision on whether to press the case in Supreme Court or withdraw it and approach a High Court..Today in court: This matter was adjourned..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. The Court had appointed Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde are Amicus Curiae in the case. Read more here..Today in court: The case has been posted for final hearing starting July 18. The court will hear the case from 2 pm to 6 pm..3. Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. v. State Of Kerala & Ors..[Item 305 in court 4 – WP(C) 373/2006].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan, R Banumathi JJ. .Petition seeking entry of women into Sabarimala temple. The matter was heard in part and the petitioners and amicus curiae had completed their submissions. However, the Bench hearing the case has changed after the vacation. Justice Gopala Gowda and Justice Kurian Joseph have been replaced by Justice C Nagappan and Justice R Banumathi..Today in court: The case was adjourned and will be heard on November 7. Read more here..4. Social Action Forum And Anr. v. Union Of India And Anr..[Item 2 in court 1 – WP(C) 73/2015] .Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Petition seeking a uniform policy of registration of FIR, arrest and bail in cases under Section 498A of IPC..Today in court: The court adjourned the matter..5. SEBI v. Sahara India Real Estate Corpn.Ltd. & Ors..[Item 301 in court 1 – IA 77-79, 89-91, 104-106, 83-85, 144-146, 158-160, 161-163, 168-170, 171-173, 174-176/2016, 177-179/2016, 132-134/2015, 138-140/2016, 141-143/2016 in Conmt.Pet.(C) 412 & 413/2012 in CA 9813 & 9833/2011 and CP(C) 260/2013 in CA 8643/2012].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, Anil R Dave, AK Sikri JJ..Case on SEBI Sahara dispute. Check evening updates to know more..Today in court: The Court today extended the parole granted to Sahara Group owner Subrata Roy until August 3 subject to the payment of Rs. 300 crore, and said he was granted parole on humanitarian grounds adding that it should not be misused. The Court said that Roy must either pay up, or he would find himself back within the confines of the Tihar Jail..This money is in addition to the money generated through the sale of 60 properties of the corporate honcho, that SEBI is now entitled to sell. The Court also said that it was “not satisfied” with the effort being made to recover the money Roy currently owes. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Roy..6. Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat.[Item 28 in court 4 – CrlMP No. 10514].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ. .Check evening updates to know more about this case..Today in court: This petition challenges the freezing of personal accounts of Teesta Setalvad and accounts of the NGO, Citizens for Justice and Peace. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Teesta while ASG Tushar Mehta represented the Gujarat government..The court asked the petitioners to serve a copy of the petition on the Gujarat government’s standing counsel. The matter will now be heard on August 17..Bombay High Court.1. Harshad Govind Jadhav & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors..[Item 5 Court 13- PIL(C)/225/2009].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The petitioner claims to have special qualifications required under Persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 to get a government job. The state is yet to take a decision in this..Today in court: This case was adjourned and will now be heard tomorrow at 11 am..2. Vanashakti Public Trust & Ors v Union of India.[Item 18 Court 13- NMWST(OS)/431/2016].Bench: AS Oka & AA Sayed JJ..A notice for motion in a PIL regarding rampant reclamation of wetlands as well as illegal construction on these wetlands. Previously, the state had sought an amendment in an order dated March 2013 which prohibited construction on wetlands. Also, the state is yet to provide data regarding all the wetlands..Today in court: The state government today withdrew their application seeking modifications in the order of March. Other pending issues will now be heard in two weeks time..3. Bombay Environment Action Group v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.[Item 19 Court 13- NMWST(OS)/477/2016].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A notice of motion in a PIL seeking implementation of a traffic scheme similar to the odd-even scheme in Delhi..Today in court: This notice of motion was disposed off..4. Rabia A Khan v. State of Maharashtra & Ors..[Item 4 Court 54- WP(Cri)/669/2016].Bench: Naresh H Patil, PD Naik JJ.Rabia Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, has sought a stay on the trial against Sooraj Pancholi. She is dissatisfied with CBI’s investigation and seeks an SIT to be formed. In the previous hearing, Patil J had declined a further stay on the trial. After Khan moved to the apex court seeking the same, the Supreme Court refused to intervene, but asked the High Court to rule on the petition expeditiously..The matter has been adjourned four times so far at the insistence of the petitioner’s lawyer..Today in court: This matter was adjourned for three weeks after the petitioner’s lawyer expressed his inability to continue arguements without taking instructions from his client. This developement came in light of the letter that Rabia sought to place on record, even though the bench refused to take it on record..Additionally Sooraj Pancholi’s trial before the special women’s court, which was stayed by a vacation bench of the High Court, was further stayed for another three weeks..Delhi High Court.1. Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Lucky Arora and Ors..[Court No. 22; Item No. 1 – CS (Comm) 77/2015].Bench: Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw.Today in court: The matter will now be heard tomorrow..2. OLX BV and Ors. v. Padawan Ltd. and Ors..[Room No. 202; Item No. 5 – CS (Comm) 232/2016].Before Joint Registrar Sh. Satinder Kumar Gautam.The suit is a copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by OLX against a UK based company, seeking an injunction against the company from using the OLX logo, the copyright information, literary work and listings on the website of OLX..Today in court: Summons in the suit and notices in the IA have been issued to the defendant under Order 39 Rule 3, CPC as had been directed by the Court to the Plaintiff..3. Cairn India Ltd. and Ors. v. Directorate General of Foreign Trade and Ors..[Court No. 10; Item No. 27 – W.P. (C) 11600/2015].Bench: Justice Manmohan Singh.Petition filed by Cairn India seeking permission to export surplus crude oil from Barmer oil field in Rajasthan through extension of its contract for the Barmer oil and gas block and also a better price for the crude oil produced from the block..Today in court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates will be appreciated..4. Balwant Singh Khera v. Election Commission of India and Ors..[Court No. 3; Item No. 3 – W.P. (C) 1218/2010].Bench: Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta.Petition seeking direction to the Election Commission to set aside the registration of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) u/s 29A of Representation of People’s Act, 1951..Today in court: The matter wasn’t taken up in Court today because the counsels weren’t available. This matter was originally listed for July 8, 2016, but now will be heard on August 12, 2016..5. Cable Operator’s Team and Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr..[Court No. 1; Item No. 14 – W.P. (C) 5593/2016].Bench: Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.Today in court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates will be appreciated..Karnataka High Court.1. Uber Technologies Private Limited v. State of Karnataka & Ors..[Item 24, List 1, Court Hall 19 – WP 31673-31674/2016 c/w WP 30917/2016 & WP 30191/2016].Bench: Aravind Kumar J..A batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Rules, 2016. Senior counsel Sajan Poovayya, appearing for Uber, will continue with his arguments today..Today in court: The matter did not come up for hearing today. It should be taken up for hearing tomorrow.
