A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Malik Mazhar Sultan v. UP Public Service Commission.Item 8 in court 1 – C.A. No. 1867/2006.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, SK Kaul, KM Joseph JJ..The case concerning appointments to subordinate judiciary and adequacy of infrastructure and manpower in subordinate judiciary..During the last hearing, the Court had passed extensive directions to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya..In today’s hearing, the Court is expected to consider the States of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Kerala..Alok Kumar Verma v. Union of India.Item 9 in court 1 – WP (c) 1309/ 2018.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, SK Kaul, KM Joseph, JJ..Petition by CBI Director Alok Verma challenging the decision of the Cenral government to send him on leave. During the last hearing, the court had simply deferred the matter since CJI Gogoi was upset about the fact that certain media houses had reported Alok Verma’s responses to the CVC..Today In Court: Arguments were made by the Counsels for Alok Verma, NGO Common Cause, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, transferred DSP AK Bassi, and Centre. The matter is adjourned till Wednesday, December 5. Read the detailed summarty of the hearing here..In Re Speedy Trial of Undertrial Prisoners.Item 8 in court 2 – In Re Speedy Trial of Undertrial Prisoners.Bench: Madan B Lokur, Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta JJ.Case concerning undertrial prisoners and conditions in jails. During the last hearing, the court had rebuked the Centre for its indifference towards conditions in jails across the country..It had then requested ASG Aman Lekhi to find out whether video conferencing facilities and equipment could be made available to all Juvenile Justice Boards across the country..ASG Lekhi is also expected to respond on the huge number of vacancies in the Central Forensic Science Laboratories.Today in Court: The Court pulled up the Centre for deficiencies in its legal aid service as a reason for delays in delivery of Justice. ASG Aman Lekhi apprised the Court that the work was underway vis-a-vis setting up of video conferencing service for undertrial prisoners. The Court directed the Centre to ensure the same was completed at the earliest..DELHI HIGH COURT.P Chidambaram vs Central Bureau of Investigation.Item 37 in Court No. 35- BAIL APPLN. 1316/2018 .Bench: Justice AK Pathak.P Chidambaram vs Directorate of Enforcement, New Delhi.Item 38 in Court No. 35- BAIL APPLN. 1713/2018 .Bench: Justice AK Pathak.Both the cases pertain to former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in the INX Media bribery case which is being probed by CBI as well as ED..Today in Court: Matter has been adjourned till January 15,2019. The interim protection from arrest would remain in force till then..MADRAS HIGH COURT.Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. Vs Union of India and two others.Item 45 in Court 3 – WP 21479/2018.Bench: S Manikumar, Subramonium Prasad JJ..The petition brought by Kalyan Jewellers challenges the Constitutionality of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 2016. The petitioner has contended that the new Act, which replaced the erstwhile BIS Act of 1996, imposes disproportionate and arbitrary penalties on jewellers/licence holders alone, while disregarding basic principles of natural justice and criminal procedure..Today in Court: This item was not taken up due to paucity of time..Mr Antony Clement Rubin Vs Union of India.Item 41 in Court 4 – WP 20774/2018.Bench: M Sathyanarayanan, P Rajamanickam JJ..The PIL initially had initially been filed that orders be passed to allow linkage of Aadhaar with e-mail IDs and other online user accounts for easier detection of online crimes. However, given that the Supreme Court was considering the validity of the Aadhaar Act at the time, the Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad made it clear that the plea for Aadhaar linkage would not be entertained..The PIL was kept pending to explore ways to tackle cyber crimes. The apparent non-cooperation of Internet Service Providers and social media giants including Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube in aiding the investigation of cyber crimes had also prompted the Court to issue notice to these companies. The matter was posted before the present Bench after a portfolio change..Today in Court: This item was not taken up due to paucity of time. However, on a mention being made for date to hear the case, the Court has posted the matter for December 21..R Thirumeni Vs Union of India .Item 16 in Court 6 – WP 19736/2018.Bench: N Kirubakaran, Abdul Quddhose JJ..A plea for the euthanisation of a nine-year-old boy suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, a form of congenital brain damage. This was the first such plea that came up before the High Court, after the Supreme Court permitted passive euthanasia where the person is in a Permanently Vegetative State (PVS) with no chance of recovery..The Court-appointed panel, in this case, found that the boy did not suffer from PVS, although there was no chance of condition reversal. However, the boy began to respond to treatment after the Court facilitated access to the same. The Court has also queried whether any financial or other aid is possible from the side of the Government or Non-governmental entities for the boy and similarly placed persons..Today in Court: The Bench did not sit today..A Ponusamy Vs Inspector of Police.Item 128 in Court 44 – CRL OP 27319/2018.Bench: Justice Anand Venkatesh.The petition challenges a Magistrate order refusing judicial remand for Nakkheeran Gopal, editor of Tamil News Magazine Nakkheeran. He was arrested last month for publishing articles alluding to a link between the Raj Bhawan and Nirmala Devi, a college lecturer accused of having lured college girls into prostitution. Interestingly, the Magistrate had allowed Chairman of the Hindu Group of Publications, N Ram to make arguments for Nakkheeran Gopal before it junked the plea for his remand. The High Court had queried how this was allowed, given that N Ram was neither the party in person before the Court nor was he the counsel for Nakkheeran Gopal..Today in Court: Arguments were made for the state. Arguments will continue in the matter next Tuesday, at 4 pm.
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court and Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Malik Mazhar Sultan v. UP Public Service Commission.Item 8 in court 1 – C.A. No. 1867/2006.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, SK Kaul, KM Joseph JJ..The case concerning appointments to subordinate judiciary and adequacy of infrastructure and manpower in subordinate judiciary..During the last hearing, the Court had passed extensive directions to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya..In today’s hearing, the Court is expected to consider the States of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Kerala..Alok Kumar Verma v. Union of India.Item 9 in court 1 – WP (c) 1309/ 2018.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, SK Kaul, KM Joseph, JJ..Petition by CBI Director Alok Verma challenging the decision of the Cenral government to send him on leave. During the last hearing, the court had simply deferred the matter since CJI Gogoi was upset about the fact that certain media houses had reported Alok Verma’s responses to the CVC..Today In Court: Arguments were made by the Counsels for Alok Verma, NGO Common Cause, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, transferred DSP AK Bassi, and Centre. The matter is adjourned till Wednesday, December 5. Read the detailed summarty of the hearing here..In Re Speedy Trial of Undertrial Prisoners.Item 8 in court 2 – In Re Speedy Trial of Undertrial Prisoners.Bench: Madan B Lokur, Abdul Nazeer, Deepak Gupta JJ.Case concerning undertrial prisoners and conditions in jails. During the last hearing, the court had rebuked the Centre for its indifference towards conditions in jails across the country..It had then requested ASG Aman Lekhi to find out whether video conferencing facilities and equipment could be made available to all Juvenile Justice Boards across the country..ASG Lekhi is also expected to respond on the huge number of vacancies in the Central Forensic Science Laboratories.Today in Court: The Court pulled up the Centre for deficiencies in its legal aid service as a reason for delays in delivery of Justice. ASG Aman Lekhi apprised the Court that the work was underway vis-a-vis setting up of video conferencing service for undertrial prisoners. The Court directed the Centre to ensure the same was completed at the earliest..DELHI HIGH COURT.P Chidambaram vs Central Bureau of Investigation.Item 37 in Court No. 35- BAIL APPLN. 1316/2018 .Bench: Justice AK Pathak.P Chidambaram vs Directorate of Enforcement, New Delhi.Item 38 in Court No. 35- BAIL APPLN. 1713/2018 .Bench: Justice AK Pathak.Both the cases pertain to former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in the INX Media bribery case which is being probed by CBI as well as ED..Today in Court: Matter has been adjourned till January 15,2019. The interim protection from arrest would remain in force till then..MADRAS HIGH COURT.Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd. Vs Union of India and two others.Item 45 in Court 3 – WP 21479/2018.Bench: S Manikumar, Subramonium Prasad JJ..The petition brought by Kalyan Jewellers challenges the Constitutionality of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 2016. The petitioner has contended that the new Act, which replaced the erstwhile BIS Act of 1996, imposes disproportionate and arbitrary penalties on jewellers/licence holders alone, while disregarding basic principles of natural justice and criminal procedure..Today in Court: This item was not taken up due to paucity of time..Mr Antony Clement Rubin Vs Union of India.Item 41 in Court 4 – WP 20774/2018.Bench: M Sathyanarayanan, P Rajamanickam JJ..The PIL initially had initially been filed that orders be passed to allow linkage of Aadhaar with e-mail IDs and other online user accounts for easier detection of online crimes. However, given that the Supreme Court was considering the validity of the Aadhaar Act at the time, the Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad made it clear that the plea for Aadhaar linkage would not be entertained..The PIL was kept pending to explore ways to tackle cyber crimes. The apparent non-cooperation of Internet Service Providers and social media giants including Google, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube in aiding the investigation of cyber crimes had also prompted the Court to issue notice to these companies. The matter was posted before the present Bench after a portfolio change..Today in Court: This item was not taken up due to paucity of time. However, on a mention being made for date to hear the case, the Court has posted the matter for December 21..R Thirumeni Vs Union of India .Item 16 in Court 6 – WP 19736/2018.Bench: N Kirubakaran, Abdul Quddhose JJ..A plea for the euthanisation of a nine-year-old boy suffering from Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, a form of congenital brain damage. This was the first such plea that came up before the High Court, after the Supreme Court permitted passive euthanasia where the person is in a Permanently Vegetative State (PVS) with no chance of recovery..The Court-appointed panel, in this case, found that the boy did not suffer from PVS, although there was no chance of condition reversal. However, the boy began to respond to treatment after the Court facilitated access to the same. The Court has also queried whether any financial or other aid is possible from the side of the Government or Non-governmental entities for the boy and similarly placed persons..Today in Court: The Bench did not sit today..A Ponusamy Vs Inspector of Police.Item 128 in Court 44 – CRL OP 27319/2018.Bench: Justice Anand Venkatesh.The petition challenges a Magistrate order refusing judicial remand for Nakkheeran Gopal, editor of Tamil News Magazine Nakkheeran. He was arrested last month for publishing articles alluding to a link between the Raj Bhawan and Nirmala Devi, a college lecturer accused of having lured college girls into prostitution. Interestingly, the Magistrate had allowed Chairman of the Hindu Group of Publications, N Ram to make arguments for Nakkheeran Gopal before it junked the plea for his remand. The High Court had queried how this was allowed, given that N Ram was neither the party in person before the Court nor was he the counsel for Nakkheeran Gopal..Today in Court: Arguments were made for the state. Arguments will continue in the matter next Tuesday, at 4 pm.