A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Subrata Chattoraj vs Union of India.Item no. 5 in Court no. 1 – MA 309/2019 in WP (C) 401/2013.Bench: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi with Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna.The plea filed by the CBI seeking direction to be passed for the surrender of Commissioner of Police of Kolkata, Rajeev Kumar in the probe concerning Saradha Chit Fund Scam and Rose Valley Ponzi Scheme. The CBI has also moved a contempt application stating that the authorities of Kolkata Police are in contempt of the Supreme Court’s previous orders which had directed State to extend cooperation to the CBI in the probe..Today in Court: The Supreme Court has issued notice in the contempt application further seeking the personal presence of the State’s Chief Secretary, DGP as well as the Commissioner of Police..The Court has also directed Rajeev Kumar to make himself available for questioning by the CBI..Assam Public Works vs Union of India.Item 301 in Court No. 1 – WP (C) No. 274/2009.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Nariman J..This case concerns the framing of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC)..Today in Court: On Centre’s prayer seeking suspension of NRC process in the State for a brief period ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Court has stated that it is not inclined to pass any orders. The Court made it clear that the final date for publication of the NRC will not be extended beyond July 31..Aditya N Prasad vs Union of India & Ors.Item no. 4 in Court 2 – WP(C) No. 3/2019.Bench: AK Sikri, S Abdul Nazeer, MR Shah JJ..The case seeks a direction to the Central Government and the Meghalaya Government to rescue the fifteen miners trapped inside a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya..Today in Court: The case was not taken up today..Sri Marthanda Varma (D) thr LR vs The State of Kerala.Item no. 1 in Court No. 9 – SLP (C) No. 11295/2011.Bench: Justices UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra.Case pertaining to treasure trove at the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Trivandrum..DELHI HIGH COURT.NCLT Bar Association through its Secretary vs UOI.Item no. 24 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 6037/2018 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice V Kameswar Rao.National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Bar Association vs Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ors..Item no. 25 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 9940/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice V Kameswar Rao.These petitions filed by the two Associations seek relief with respect to the day-to-day struggle faced by the litigants as well as advocates to secure entry into premises that houses the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal..Today in Court: The Court today directed the Centre to submit it’s suggestions on the issue on an affidavit. Matter to be next heard on February 14.
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Subrata Chattoraj vs Union of India.Item no. 5 in Court no. 1 – MA 309/2019 in WP (C) 401/2013.Bench: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi with Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna.The plea filed by the CBI seeking direction to be passed for the surrender of Commissioner of Police of Kolkata, Rajeev Kumar in the probe concerning Saradha Chit Fund Scam and Rose Valley Ponzi Scheme. The CBI has also moved a contempt application stating that the authorities of Kolkata Police are in contempt of the Supreme Court’s previous orders which had directed State to extend cooperation to the CBI in the probe..Today in Court: The Supreme Court has issued notice in the contempt application further seeking the personal presence of the State’s Chief Secretary, DGP as well as the Commissioner of Police..The Court has also directed Rajeev Kumar to make himself available for questioning by the CBI..Assam Public Works vs Union of India.Item 301 in Court No. 1 – WP (C) No. 274/2009.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Nariman J..This case concerns the framing of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC)..Today in Court: On Centre’s prayer seeking suspension of NRC process in the State for a brief period ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Court has stated that it is not inclined to pass any orders. The Court made it clear that the final date for publication of the NRC will not be extended beyond July 31..Aditya N Prasad vs Union of India & Ors.Item no. 4 in Court 2 – WP(C) No. 3/2019.Bench: AK Sikri, S Abdul Nazeer, MR Shah JJ..The case seeks a direction to the Central Government and the Meghalaya Government to rescue the fifteen miners trapped inside a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya..Today in Court: The case was not taken up today..Sri Marthanda Varma (D) thr LR vs The State of Kerala.Item no. 1 in Court No. 9 – SLP (C) No. 11295/2011.Bench: Justices UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra.Case pertaining to treasure trove at the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Trivandrum..DELHI HIGH COURT.NCLT Bar Association through its Secretary vs UOI.Item no. 24 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 6037/2018 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice V Kameswar Rao.National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Bar Association vs Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ors..Item no. 25 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 9940/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice V Kameswar Rao.These petitions filed by the two Associations seek relief with respect to the day-to-day struggle faced by the litigants as well as advocates to secure entry into premises that houses the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal..Today in Court: The Court today directed the Centre to submit it’s suggestions on the issue on an affidavit. Matter to be next heard on February 14.