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.N Chandrababu Naidu and Ors v. Union of India and Anr.Item 9 in Court no. 1 – WP (C) 273/2019.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna.Petition filed by leaders from over 20 opposition parties seeking direction to the Election Commission for physical verification of the VVPAT paper trail for at least 50 percent of the polling stations..The Election Commission has filed an affidavit stating that the same is not required and if it has to be implemented, the time taken for counting of votes will increase by “about 6 days”..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned till April 8. The petitioners in the case are required to file their rejoinder..MADRAS HIGH COURT.K Amjath Khan v. UOI.Item 12 in Court no. 3 – WP 9146/2019.Bench: Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad.The PIL pertains to a challenge to the Triple Talaq ordinance..Today in Court: The petition was dismissed in view of the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a similar petition last week..Arappor Iyyakkam v. M/S TM. Subramaniyam and Co., SP Velumani v Arappor Iyyakkam, TM Subramaniyam and Co. v Arappor Iyyakam etc..Item 5 in Court no. 38 – A 2169/2019, A 1663/2019, CS 136/2019 etc..Bench: Justice R Subramanian.This batch of cases has been filed to stop NGO Arappor Iyyakkam from publishing allegations that State Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development, SP Velumani has abused his powers to promote cartelization and bid-rigging in the award of public corporation contracts, in order to favour his close aides and benamis. A petition calling for a direction to register an FIR against Velumani in connection with the same is also pending before the High Court..Today in Court: Arguments were made in the case on behalf of Arappor Iyyakkam.
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.N Chandrababu Naidu and Ors v. Union of India and Anr.Item 9 in Court no. 1 – WP (C) 273/2019.Bench: CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna.Petition filed by leaders from over 20 opposition parties seeking direction to the Election Commission for physical verification of the VVPAT paper trail for at least 50 percent of the polling stations..The Election Commission has filed an affidavit stating that the same is not required and if it has to be implemented, the time taken for counting of votes will increase by “about 6 days”..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned till April 8. The petitioners in the case are required to file their rejoinder..MADRAS HIGH COURT.K Amjath Khan v. UOI.Item 12 in Court no. 3 – WP 9146/2019.Bench: Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad.The PIL pertains to a challenge to the Triple Talaq ordinance..Today in Court: The petition was dismissed in view of the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a similar petition last week..Arappor Iyyakkam v. M/S TM. Subramaniyam and Co., SP Velumani v Arappor Iyyakkam, TM Subramaniyam and Co. v Arappor Iyyakam etc..Item 5 in Court no. 38 – A 2169/2019, A 1663/2019, CS 136/2019 etc..Bench: Justice R Subramanian.This batch of cases has been filed to stop NGO Arappor Iyyakkam from publishing allegations that State Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development, SP Velumani has abused his powers to promote cartelization and bid-rigging in the award of public corporation contracts, in order to favour his close aides and benamis. A petition calling for a direction to register an FIR against Velumani in connection with the same is also pending before the High Court..Today in Court: Arguments were made in the case on behalf of Arappor Iyyakkam.