A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, and the Bombay High Court.We will also be tracking matters involving IP firm, Anand & Anand in the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors.Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.Rishabh Kapur v. Union of India and Anr.Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. v. Kalyan Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd. And Anr Etc.Al Arif Hajj Association v. Union Of IndiaThe Zamorin Raja of Calicut & Anr. v. Suresh Kumar C & Ors.Manohar Lal Sharma Advocate v. State of Gujarat & Ors.All India Judges Asson. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Niranjan Bhatwal v. Union of India & Ors.Dinesh S Thakur v. Union of India.Delhi High Court.Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Commissioner (Food Safety) Govt of NCT of Delhi (Lead matter in a batch of 4 connected matters)Kal Airways Pvt Ltd Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr and Kalanithi Maran Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr.Indian Perfumes Pvt Ltd Director Anand Kumar Gupta Vs Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence & Anr.Reliance Power Ltd Vs Union of India & Ors.. IPR Cases [Anand & Anand].Alticor Inc & Anr Vs Mr. Sharad MishraTekla Corporation and Anr Vs Mr. Ganga Eswaran.Bombay High Court.Nikhil Wagle & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.The Sangli Bar Association v. State of MaharashtraRamprasad Gupta S/o Vishwanath Gupta v. State of MaharashtraManoranjan Santosh Roy v. Amir Khan & 9 OrsJuhi Chawla Mehta & 10 Ors v. Union of India & 7 OrsShadab Patel v. the Chairman & 6 Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 32 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J..This is a petition seeking a court monitored probe into Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians, bureaucrats and journalists. The Court had issued notice in the case on March 23 this year..Today in court: Centre sought time to file counter which was allowed. The case will now be taken up after 5 weeks..2. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 10 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl.) 35/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J. .A fresh public interest litigation fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in court: This case pertaining to 1984 riots against Sikh community was dismissed..3. Rishabh Kapur v. Union of India and Anr.[Item 11 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 95/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J.A fresh PIL. Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition was withdrawn..4. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. v. Kalyan Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd. And Anr Etc..[Item 53 in court 10 – SLP (c) 6570-6586/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Appeal against a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had struck down the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (Conferment of Power to Redeem Bonds) Act..Today in court: The Court granted leave in this matter and posted it for hearing in July. Read the full story here..5. Al Arif Hajj Association v. Union Of India.[Item 48 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 64/2016].Bench: JS Khehar, C Nagappan JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..6. The Zamorin Raja of Calicut & Anr. v. Suresh Kumar C & Ors..[Item 22 in court 5 – SLP(Civil)… /2016].Bench: Jasti Chelameswar, AM Sapre JJ..A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..7. Manohar Lal Sharma Advocate v. State of Gujarat & Ors..[Item 4 in court 10 – Writ Petition (Crl.) 36/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition filed in the aftermath of David Headley’s revelations about Ishrat Jahan sought closure of cases against Gujarat police officers who had investigated the case. The court dismissed the case for want of locus..8. All India Judges Asson. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 49 in court 6 – I.A. 334/2014 & 340/2016 in Writ Petition (Civil) 1022/1989].Bench: FML Kalifulla, R Banumathi JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..9. Niranjan Bhatwal v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 33 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 203/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition seeking renaming India as Bharat was dismissed. Justice Thakur also made some strong observations when dismissing the case. “PIL is for poor people, not these emotional issues. You think we have nothing else to do? These should be some fundamental right violation”, he remarked..10. Dinesh S Thakur v. Union of India.[Item 13 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 137/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition challenging Rule 69 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules was withdrawn after the court refused to entertain it..Delhi High Court.1. Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Commissioner (Food Safety) Govt of NCT of Delhi (Lead matter in a batch of 4 connected matters).[Item 27-30, Court 10- WP (C) 3362/2015].Bench: Manmohan J..A petition challenging the blanket ban on the manufacture and sale of all forms of chewable tobacco for one year in Delhi..Today in Court- This Bench did not assemble today..2. Kal Airways Pvt Ltd Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr and Kalanithi Maran Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr. .[Item 51-52, Court 23- (COMM.) 71/2016].Bench- Manmohan Singh J. .A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in Court- The Bench directed SpiceJet to pass a board resolution to transfer shares to Kalanithi Maran and his KAL Airways Pvt. Ltd in line with a deal under which ownership of the carrier changed hands last year..The Bench is expected to pronounce a detailed order on March 14, a date on which Spicejet has been directed to produce a copy of the board resolution directing share transfer. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Maran & KAL Airways while Sandeep Sethi and Paras Kuhad appeared for Spicejet..3. Reliance Power Ltd Vs Union of India & Ors. [Item 23, Court 1- W.P.(C) 7334/2015].Bench- Chief Justice G Rohini, Jayant Nath J.Petition filed by Reliance Power Ltd challenging cancellation of its coal block in Madhya Pradesh by the Union Govt.Today in Court- Reliance Power, represented by Senior Advocate P Chidambaram, informed the Bench that their coal block will attain production capacity of 16,000 tons of production by March 18. ASG Sanjay Jain appeared for the government.The Bench told the government that by the next date of hearing the Court would want an assessment on the production capacities of the coal block to determine whether the capacity needs to be enhanced or not.The case has now been adjourned to March 18.4. Indian Perfumes Pvt Ltd Director Anand Kumar Gupta Vs Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence & Anr. [Item 47, Court 10- W.P.(C) 2116/2016]Bench- Manmohan J. .A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in Court- This Bench did not assemble today..IPR Cases [Anand & Anand]5. Alticor Inc & Anr Vs Mr. Sharad Mishra[Item 3, Court 24- CS(COMM) 13/2016]Bench- Vipin Sanghi J.Check evening updates.Today in Court- Trademark infringement dispute. The plaintiff sought an injunction after the defendants had not entered appearance for a period of more two months. The plaintiff’s registered trademark is over ‘Nutrilite’, types of dietary supplements while defendant’s mark is ‘Nutrilite’, batch of soya products.The Bench restrained the defendants from proceeding further in this regard. The case will now be taken up on August 29.6. Tekla Corporation and Anr Vs Mr. Ganga Eswaran[Item 42, Court 21- CCP(O) 16/2016]Bench- VK Rao J.Check evening updates.Today in Court- This case could not be tracked. Any leads/inputs would be appreciated.Bombay High Court1. Nikhil Wagle & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.[Item 1 Court 13- PIL(C)/77/2002]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJ.A PIL filed in the light of Salman Khan hit and run case, seeking a detailed look at the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Act. For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter was wrongly on board, will be now listed before the division bench headed by Justice V.M. Kanade.2. The Sangli Bar Association v. State of Maharashtra[Item 4 Court 13- W.P.(C)/11608/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, C.V. Bhadang JJ.A petition concerning the construction of the Sangli district courts. The state government had cited slowness in release of funds by the centre as the main cause for construction delays. For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter was adjourned and will now be heard on April 5.3. Ramprasad Gupta S/o Vishwanath Gupta v. State of Maharashtra[Item 2 Court 54- W.P.(Cri)/4845/2015]Bench: Naresh H. Patil, A.M. Badar JJThe petition filed by Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiyya’s brother challenged the state government’s decision to suspend the sentence of 11 policemen convicted of Gupta’s murder. The High Court had granted an interim stay on the suspension of sentence.On the orders of the High Court, the Metropolitan Magistrate had submitted a finding that that Gupta had been murdered. An SIT appointed by the High Court found that it was case of contract killing done by the police at the behest of Gupta’s arch rival.The state will file its reply today.Today in court: Justice Patil is unwell hence this matter was adjourned to April 54. Manoranjan Santosh Roy v. Aamir Khan & 9 Ors. [Item 24 Court 13- PIL(OS)/49/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJA PIL against the use of words “Satyamev Jayate” from the national emblem as for a TV show. Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao are two of the 9 respondents.Today in court: Pradeep Pandey, Under Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs informed the court that only the words satyamev jayate were used in the show and not the emblem itself hence it is not in any violation of the law.Sanjay Kadam, appearing for Star TV, said that these words owe their origin to the upanishads and have been widely used in popular culture hence the PIL is frivolous.Justice Oka has asked the Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh to be present in court in the next hearing on April 20, so that a more comprehensive view of the Union is stated in the matter.5. Juhi Chawla Mehta & 10 Ors v. Union of India & 7 Ors.[Item 33 Court 13- PIL(OS)/97/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJPetitioner Juhi Chawla seeks an embargo on the installation of mobile phone towers in public places due to the harmful radiation emanating. The PIL has been tagged along with several others. Senior counsel Mihir Desai is appearing for Chawla.Today in court: This matter could not be taken up due to paucity of time.6. Shaadab Patel v. The Chairman & 6 Ors.[Item 40 Court 13- PILST(O)/3/2016]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJA petition in connection with the rising air pollution levels in the city and implementation of odd even rule in Mumbai. The PIL will be heard today along with an earlier petition by Bombay Environment Action Group(BEAG).For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter could not be taken up due to paucity of time.
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, and the Bombay High Court.We will also be tracking matters involving IP firm, Anand & Anand in the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors.Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.Rishabh Kapur v. Union of India and Anr.Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. v. Kalyan Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd. And Anr Etc.Al Arif Hajj Association v. Union Of IndiaThe Zamorin Raja of Calicut & Anr. v. Suresh Kumar C & Ors.Manohar Lal Sharma Advocate v. State of Gujarat & Ors.All India Judges Asson. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Niranjan Bhatwal v. Union of India & Ors.Dinesh S Thakur v. Union of India.Delhi High Court.Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Commissioner (Food Safety) Govt of NCT of Delhi (Lead matter in a batch of 4 connected matters)Kal Airways Pvt Ltd Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr and Kalanithi Maran Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr.Indian Perfumes Pvt Ltd Director Anand Kumar Gupta Vs Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence & Anr.Reliance Power Ltd Vs Union of India & Ors.. IPR Cases [Anand & Anand].Alticor Inc & Anr Vs Mr. Sharad MishraTekla Corporation and Anr Vs Mr. Ganga Eswaran.Bombay High Court.Nikhil Wagle & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.The Sangli Bar Association v. State of MaharashtraRamprasad Gupta S/o Vishwanath Gupta v. State of MaharashtraManoranjan Santosh Roy v. Amir Khan & 9 OrsJuhi Chawla Mehta & 10 Ors v. Union of India & 7 OrsShadab Patel v. the Chairman & 6 Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Centre for Public Interest Litigation v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 32 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J..This is a petition seeking a court monitored probe into Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians, bureaucrats and journalists. The Court had issued notice in the case on March 23 this year..Today in court: Centre sought time to file counter which was allowed. The case will now be taken up after 5 weeks..2. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 10 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl.) 35/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J. .A fresh public interest litigation fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in court: This case pertaining to 1984 riots against Sikh community was dismissed..3. Rishabh Kapur v. Union of India and Anr.[Item 11 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 95/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J.A fresh PIL. Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition was withdrawn..4. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. v. Kalyan Janta Sahakari Bank Ltd. And Anr Etc..[Item 53 in court 10 – SLP (c) 6570-6586/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Appeal against a judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had struck down the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (Conferment of Power to Redeem Bonds) Act..Today in court: The Court granted leave in this matter and posted it for hearing in July. Read the full story here..5. Al Arif Hajj Association v. Union Of India.[Item 48 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 64/2016].Bench: JS Khehar, C Nagappan JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..6. The Zamorin Raja of Calicut & Anr. v. Suresh Kumar C & Ors..[Item 22 in court 5 – SLP(Civil)… /2016].Bench: Jasti Chelameswar, AM Sapre JJ..A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..7. Manohar Lal Sharma Advocate v. State of Gujarat & Ors..[Item 4 in court 10 – Writ Petition (Crl.) 36/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition filed in the aftermath of David Headley’s revelations about Ishrat Jahan sought closure of cases against Gujarat police officers who had investigated the case. The court dismissed the case for want of locus..8. All India Judges Asson. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 49 in court 6 – I.A. 334/2014 & 340/2016 in Writ Petition (Civil) 1022/1989].Bench: FML Kalifulla, R Banumathi JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any update/ information would be appreciated..9. Niranjan Bhatwal v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 33 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 203/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit J..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition seeking renaming India as Bharat was dismissed. Justice Thakur also made some strong observations when dismissing the case. “PIL is for poor people, not these emotional issues. You think we have nothing else to do? These should be some fundamental right violation”, he remarked..10. Dinesh S Thakur v. Union of India.[Item 13 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 137/2016].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, UU Lalit JJ..Check evening updates..Today in court: This petition challenging Rule 69 of the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules was withdrawn after the court refused to entertain it..Delhi High Court.1. Sugandhi Snuff King Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Commissioner (Food Safety) Govt of NCT of Delhi (Lead matter in a batch of 4 connected matters).[Item 27-30, Court 10- WP (C) 3362/2015].Bench: Manmohan J..A petition challenging the blanket ban on the manufacture and sale of all forms of chewable tobacco for one year in Delhi..Today in Court- This Bench did not assemble today..2. Kal Airways Pvt Ltd Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr and Kalanithi Maran Vs Spicejet Ltd & Anr. .[Item 51-52, Court 23- (COMM.) 71/2016].Bench- Manmohan Singh J. .A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in Court- The Bench directed SpiceJet to pass a board resolution to transfer shares to Kalanithi Maran and his KAL Airways Pvt. Ltd in line with a deal under which ownership of the carrier changed hands last year..The Bench is expected to pronounce a detailed order on March 14, a date on which Spicejet has been directed to produce a copy of the board resolution directing share transfer. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Maran & KAL Airways while Sandeep Sethi and Paras Kuhad appeared for Spicejet..3. Reliance Power Ltd Vs Union of India & Ors. [Item 23, Court 1- W.P.(C) 7334/2015].Bench- Chief Justice G Rohini, Jayant Nath J.Petition filed by Reliance Power Ltd challenging cancellation of its coal block in Madhya Pradesh by the Union Govt.Today in Court- Reliance Power, represented by Senior Advocate P Chidambaram, informed the Bench that their coal block will attain production capacity of 16,000 tons of production by March 18. ASG Sanjay Jain appeared for the government.The Bench told the government that by the next date of hearing the Court would want an assessment on the production capacities of the coal block to determine whether the capacity needs to be enhanced or not.The case has now been adjourned to March 18.4. Indian Perfumes Pvt Ltd Director Anand Kumar Gupta Vs Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence & Anr. [Item 47, Court 10- W.P.(C) 2116/2016]Bench- Manmohan J. .A fresh petition. Check evening updates..Today in Court- This Bench did not assemble today..IPR Cases [Anand & Anand]5. Alticor Inc & Anr Vs Mr. Sharad Mishra[Item 3, Court 24- CS(COMM) 13/2016]Bench- Vipin Sanghi J.Check evening updates.Today in Court- Trademark infringement dispute. The plaintiff sought an injunction after the defendants had not entered appearance for a period of more two months. The plaintiff’s registered trademark is over ‘Nutrilite’, types of dietary supplements while defendant’s mark is ‘Nutrilite’, batch of soya products.The Bench restrained the defendants from proceeding further in this regard. The case will now be taken up on August 29.6. Tekla Corporation and Anr Vs Mr. Ganga Eswaran[Item 42, Court 21- CCP(O) 16/2016]Bench- VK Rao J.Check evening updates.Today in Court- This case could not be tracked. Any leads/inputs would be appreciated.Bombay High Court1. Nikhil Wagle & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.[Item 1 Court 13- PIL(C)/77/2002]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJ.A PIL filed in the light of Salman Khan hit and run case, seeking a detailed look at the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Act. For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter was wrongly on board, will be now listed before the division bench headed by Justice V.M. Kanade.2. The Sangli Bar Association v. State of Maharashtra[Item 4 Court 13- W.P.(C)/11608/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, C.V. Bhadang JJ.A petition concerning the construction of the Sangli district courts. The state government had cited slowness in release of funds by the centre as the main cause for construction delays. For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter was adjourned and will now be heard on April 5.3. Ramprasad Gupta S/o Vishwanath Gupta v. State of Maharashtra[Item 2 Court 54- W.P.(Cri)/4845/2015]Bench: Naresh H. Patil, A.M. Badar JJThe petition filed by Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiyya’s brother challenged the state government’s decision to suspend the sentence of 11 policemen convicted of Gupta’s murder. The High Court had granted an interim stay on the suspension of sentence.On the orders of the High Court, the Metropolitan Magistrate had submitted a finding that that Gupta had been murdered. An SIT appointed by the High Court found that it was case of contract killing done by the police at the behest of Gupta’s arch rival.The state will file its reply today.Today in court: Justice Patil is unwell hence this matter was adjourned to April 54. Manoranjan Santosh Roy v. Aamir Khan & 9 Ors. [Item 24 Court 13- PIL(OS)/49/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJA PIL against the use of words “Satyamev Jayate” from the national emblem as for a TV show. Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao are two of the 9 respondents.Today in court: Pradeep Pandey, Under Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs informed the court that only the words satyamev jayate were used in the show and not the emblem itself hence it is not in any violation of the law.Sanjay Kadam, appearing for Star TV, said that these words owe their origin to the upanishads and have been widely used in popular culture hence the PIL is frivolous.Justice Oka has asked the Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh to be present in court in the next hearing on April 20, so that a more comprehensive view of the Union is stated in the matter.5. Juhi Chawla Mehta & 10 Ors v. Union of India & 7 Ors.[Item 33 Court 13- PIL(OS)/97/2015]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJPetitioner Juhi Chawla seeks an embargo on the installation of mobile phone towers in public places due to the harmful radiation emanating. The PIL has been tagged along with several others. Senior counsel Mihir Desai is appearing for Chawla.Today in court: This matter could not be taken up due to paucity of time.6. Shaadab Patel v. The Chairman & 6 Ors.[Item 40 Court 13- PILST(O)/3/2016]Bench: A.S. Oka, G.S. Kulkarni JJA petition in connection with the rising air pollution levels in the city and implementation of odd even rule in Mumbai. The PIL will be heard today along with an earlier petition by Bombay Environment Action Group(BEAG).For more details read our previous report.Today in court: This matter could not be taken up due to paucity of time.