A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil NaduIndian National Congress v. Union Of IndiaState Bank of India v. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. And Ors.Lok Prahari Thr. Its General Secretary, S.N. Shukla v. Election Commission Of India & Ors.Anupam Tripathi v. Union of IndiaAjayinder Sangwan v. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors..Delhi High Court.M.S. Dhoni and Anr v. Chairman and Managing Director, Maxx Mobilink Pvt Ltd.Divyadeep Chaturvedi v. State of NCT Delhi and Ors.P.K. Dash and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu.[Item 32 in court 3 at 2:00 p.m. –IA 15 in IA 16 in IA 12 in IA 10/2016 in CA 2456/2007].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ..The petition over the sharing of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. When the matter was last heard, the Court had directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water for two days. The court will also hear a contempt petition against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today..Today in Court: The Bench has directed Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water per day till the 18th of October, which is when the matter will be next taken up..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 19 in court 2 – SLP (Civil) 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 the Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..3. State Bank of India And Ors. v. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. And Ors..[Item 3 in court 9 – SLP(C) 6828-6831/2016].Bench: Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Nariman JJ..Appeals filed by a consortium of banks against an order of the Karnataka High Court which had turned down a plea to restrain Vijay Mallya from leaving the country. The consortium had rejected a proposal by Mallya for repayment of the loans..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned to October 18..4. Lok Prahari Thr. Its General Secretary, S.N. Shukla v. Election Commission Of India & Ors..[Item 15 in court 1 – WP(C) 330/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Petition to establish a procedure to ensure that unnecessary delays in issuing notification of the disqualification and vacation of seats of convicted lawmakers does not frustrate Section 8 of the the Representation of Peoples’ Act, 1951..Today in Court: This item could not be tracked..5. Anupam Tripathi v. Union of India.[Item 9 in court 3 – WP(C) 599/2015].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ..Case on culling of dogs. Check evening updates to know more..Today in Court: The Bench heard the matter in detail, and allowed a time of four weeks for filing relevant affidavits by the respective states..6. Ajayinder Sangwan v. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors..[Item 15 in court 8 – TC(C) 126/2015].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..The case pertaining to the challenge to the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015..When the matter was last heard, the Court had made it clear that the deadline given to various state bar councils across the country to complete verification of lawyers will not be extended beyond September 30. The Court had also directed that impending elections at state bar councils should be held irrespective of whether the verification of lawyers is completed by September 30 or not..Today in Court: The Bench asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to frame guidelines for holding elections to the various state bar councils. Read the full story here..Delhi High Court.1. M.S. Dhoni and Anr v. Chairman and Managing Director, Maxx Mobilink Pvt Ltd..[Cont. Cas (C) 317/2015; Court No. 10 Item No. 9].Bench: Manmohan, J..Contempt case filed against the Chairman and Managing Director of Maxx Mobilink Pvt. Ltd. by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni for using his videos to advertise and promote their product in spite of a court order restraining them to do so..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned..2. Divyadeep Chaturvedi v. State of NCT Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 7419/2016; Court No. 3 Item No. 94].Bench: Badar Durrez Ahmed, Ashutosh Kumar, JJ..PIL filed on behalf of the students of Amity Law School, Delhi against the arbitrary implementation of the attendance rules in the college..Today in Court: The PIL was disposed off after submission of statements by the college stating that they would follow the attendance guidelines as laid down by the University read with the Bar Council of India rules..3. P.K. Dash 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..Case filed seeking clarification from the bench regarding the implementation of the one-bar-one-vote principle for the DHCBA elections..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to tomorrow since Justice Mridul was on leave.
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil NaduIndian National Congress v. Union Of IndiaState Bank of India v. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. And Ors.Lok Prahari Thr. Its General Secretary, S.N. Shukla v. Election Commission Of India & Ors.Anupam Tripathi v. Union of IndiaAjayinder Sangwan v. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors..Delhi High Court.M.S. Dhoni and Anr v. Chairman and Managing Director, Maxx Mobilink Pvt Ltd.Divyadeep Chaturvedi v. State of NCT Delhi and Ors.P.K. Dash and Ors. v. Bar Council of Delhi and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu.[Item 32 in court 3 at 2:00 p.m. –IA 15 in IA 16 in IA 12 in IA 10/2016 in CA 2456/2007].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ..The petition over the sharing of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. When the matter was last heard, the Court had directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water for two days. The court will also hear a contempt petition against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today..Today in Court: The Bench has directed Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of water per day till the 18th of October, which is when the matter will be next taken up..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 19 in court 2 – SLP (Civil) 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 the Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies..Today in Court: This matter was not taken up..3. State Bank of India And Ors. v. Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. And Ors..[Item 3 in court 9 – SLP(C) 6828-6831/2016].Bench: Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Nariman JJ..Appeals filed by a consortium of banks against an order of the Karnataka High Court which had turned down a plea to restrain Vijay Mallya from leaving the country. The consortium had rejected a proposal by Mallya for repayment of the loans..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned to October 18..4. Lok Prahari Thr. Its General Secretary, S.N. Shukla v. Election Commission Of India & Ors..[Item 15 in court 1 – WP(C) 330/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud JJ..Petition to establish a procedure to ensure that unnecessary delays in issuing notification of the disqualification and vacation of seats of convicted lawmakers does not frustrate Section 8 of the the Representation of Peoples’ Act, 1951..Today in Court: This item could not be tracked..5. Anupam Tripathi v. Union of India.[Item 9 in court 3 – WP(C) 599/2015].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ..Case on culling of dogs. Check evening updates to know more..Today in Court: The Bench heard the matter in detail, and allowed a time of four weeks for filing relevant affidavits by the respective states..6. Ajayinder Sangwan v. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors..[Item 15 in court 8 – TC(C) 126/2015].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..The case pertaining to the challenge to the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015..When the matter was last heard, the Court had made it clear that the deadline given to various state bar councils across the country to complete verification of lawyers will not be extended beyond September 30. The Court had also directed that impending elections at state bar councils should be held irrespective of whether the verification of lawyers is completed by September 30 or not..Today in Court: The Bench asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to frame guidelines for holding elections to the various state bar councils. Read the full story here..Delhi High Court.1. M.S. Dhoni and Anr v. Chairman and Managing Director, Maxx Mobilink Pvt Ltd..[Cont. Cas (C) 317/2015; Court No. 10 Item No. 9].Bench: Manmohan, J..Contempt case filed against the Chairman and Managing Director of Maxx Mobilink Pvt. Ltd. by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni for using his videos to advertise and promote their product in spite of a court order restraining them to do so..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned..2. Divyadeep Chaturvedi v. State of NCT Delhi and Ors..[W.P. (C) 7419/2016; Court No. 3 Item No. 94].Bench: Badar Durrez Ahmed, Ashutosh Kumar, JJ..PIL filed on behalf of the students of Amity Law School, Delhi against the arbitrary implementation of the attendance rules in the college..Today in Court: The PIL was disposed off after submission of statements by the college stating that they would follow the attendance guidelines as laid down by the University read with the Bar Council of India rules..3. P.K. Dash 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..Case filed seeking clarification from the bench regarding the implementation of the one-bar-one-vote principle for the DHCBA elections..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to tomorrow since Justice Mridul was on leave.