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.Malik Mazhar Sultan v. UP Public Service Commission.Item no. 2 in Court 1 – C.A. No. 1867/2006.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices L Nageswara Rao, and Sanjiv Khanna.This case concerns appointments to subordinate judiciary and adequacy of infrastructure and manpower in subordinate judiciary..Wildlife First and Ors vs Ministry of Forest and Environment and Ors.Item no. 3 in Court 5 – WP (C) No. 109/20018.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha, and Vineer Saran.This case concerns the PIL filed by an NGO seeking conservation of the wildlife in the forests. The Supreme Court in its recent order had directed the eviction of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes (FDST) and other traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFD) of 21 States whose claims under Forest Rights Act were rejected. The Centre has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking a modification of this order..S Sreesanth v. The Board of Control for Cricket in India.Item 3 in court 13 – SLP (C) 3551/ 2018.Bench: Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph.Appeal filed by former India Cricketer S Sreesanth challenging the life ban imposed on him by BCCI pursuant to allegations of spot-fixing. Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid argued for Sreesanth yesterday. The BCCI will present its case today..DELHI HIGH COURT.Associated Journals Ltd vs Land and Development Office & Anr.Item No. 1 in Court 1 – LPA 10/2019 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao.Judgement in AJL’s appeal against an order of a single Judge Bench which had upheld the Central government order asking it to vacate Herald House..Today in Court: The appeal was dismissed..Read the full story here..VK Sasikala vs Election Commission of India & Ors.Item 1 in Court No. 38- W.P.(C) 10725/2017 .Bench: Justices GS Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.TTV Dhinakaran vs Election Commission of India & Ors.Item 2 in Court No. 38- W.P.(C) 10728/2017 .Bench: Justices GS Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.Judgement in the “two-leaves” symbol dispute between the two factions of AIADMK, one led by ousted AIADMK leaders Sasikala-Dhinakaran and other by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EK Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam..Today in Court: The appeal was dismissed..Read the full story here.
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.Malik Mazhar Sultan v. UP Public Service Commission.Item no. 2 in Court 1 – C.A. No. 1867/2006.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices L Nageswara Rao, and Sanjiv Khanna.This case concerns appointments to subordinate judiciary and adequacy of infrastructure and manpower in subordinate judiciary..Wildlife First and Ors vs Ministry of Forest and Environment and Ors.Item no. 3 in Court 5 – WP (C) No. 109/20018.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha, and Vineer Saran.This case concerns the PIL filed by an NGO seeking conservation of the wildlife in the forests. The Supreme Court in its recent order had directed the eviction of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes (FDST) and other traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFD) of 21 States whose claims under Forest Rights Act were rejected. The Centre has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking a modification of this order..S Sreesanth v. The Board of Control for Cricket in India.Item 3 in court 13 – SLP (C) 3551/ 2018.Bench: Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph.Appeal filed by former India Cricketer S Sreesanth challenging the life ban imposed on him by BCCI pursuant to allegations of spot-fixing. Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid argued for Sreesanth yesterday. The BCCI will present its case today..DELHI HIGH COURT.Associated Journals Ltd vs Land and Development Office & Anr.Item No. 1 in Court 1 – LPA 10/2019 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao.Judgement in AJL’s appeal against an order of a single Judge Bench which had upheld the Central government order asking it to vacate Herald House..Today in Court: The appeal was dismissed..Read the full story here..VK Sasikala vs Election Commission of India & Ors.Item 1 in Court No. 38- W.P.(C) 10725/2017 .Bench: Justices GS Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.TTV Dhinakaran vs Election Commission of India & Ors.Item 2 in Court No. 38- W.P.(C) 10728/2017 .Bench: Justices GS Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.Judgement in the “two-leaves” symbol dispute between the two factions of AIADMK, one led by ousted AIADMK leaders Sasikala-Dhinakaran and other by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EK Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam..Today in Court: The appeal was dismissed..Read the full story here.