The Bar & Bench Causelist #444: Essar Leaks, Demonetisation, Sajjan Kumar & more.A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Union Of IndiaSudha Mishra v. Union Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Economic Affairs.Delhi High Court.State through CBI v. Sajjan Kumar and Ors.Court on its own motion v. Union of India and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Union Of India.[Item 2 in Court 1 – WP (C) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice JS Khehar, DY Chandrachud J. .This is a petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians..2. Sudha Mishra v. Union Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Economic Affairs.[Item 7 in Court 1 – WP(C) 124/2015].Bench: Chief Justice JS Khehar, DY Chandrachud J. .Case pertaining to demonetisation wherein the petitioner has challenged the decision of the government disallowing depositing of old notes beyond December..Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on November 8, 2016, had said that those who couldn’t deposit or exchange the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes during the 50-day window would be allowed to do so till March 31, 2017 at specified offices of the RBI. The notification issued on November 8 also stated the same..However, on December 30 last year, the Centre came out with Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liability) Ordinance, 2016, by which the right to deposit demonetised notes with RBI till March 31 was restricted to Non-resident Indians. This has been challenged by the petitioner as violative of Article 14 and contrary to the earlier notification of November 8..Delhi High Court.1. State through CBI v. Sajjan Kumar and Ors. .[Item 7 in Court No.1 – CRL.A. 1099/2013].Bench: Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal, C Hari Shankar J..Matter pertaining to the 1984 anti-sikh riots and allegations of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s complicity in them..2. Court on its own motion v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 3 in Court No.3 – W.P.(C) 1346/2015].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, SP Garg JJ..Matter pertaining to the steps being taken to reduce air pollution in Delhi.
The Bar & Bench Causelist #444: Essar Leaks, Demonetisation, Sajjan Kumar & more.A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Union Of IndiaSudha Mishra v. Union Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Economic Affairs.Delhi High Court.State through CBI v. Sajjan Kumar and Ors.Court on its own motion v. Union of India and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Union Of India.[Item 2 in Court 1 – WP (C) 128/2015].Bench: Chief Justice JS Khehar, DY Chandrachud J. .This is a petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the Essar leaks scam and the alleged nexus between corporates and politicians..2. Sudha Mishra v. Union Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Economic Affairs.[Item 7 in Court 1 – WP(C) 124/2015].Bench: Chief Justice JS Khehar, DY Chandrachud J. .Case pertaining to demonetisation wherein the petitioner has challenged the decision of the government disallowing depositing of old notes beyond December..Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on November 8, 2016, had said that those who couldn’t deposit or exchange the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes during the 50-day window would be allowed to do so till March 31, 2017 at specified offices of the RBI. The notification issued on November 8 also stated the same..However, on December 30 last year, the Centre came out with Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liability) Ordinance, 2016, by which the right to deposit demonetised notes with RBI till March 31 was restricted to Non-resident Indians. This has been challenged by the petitioner as violative of Article 14 and contrary to the earlier notification of November 8..Delhi High Court.1. State through CBI v. Sajjan Kumar and Ors. .[Item 7 in Court No.1 – CRL.A. 1099/2013].Bench: Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal, C Hari Shankar J..Matter pertaining to the 1984 anti-sikh riots and allegations of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s complicity in them..2. Court on its own motion v. Union of India and Ors..[Item 3 in Court No.3 – W.P.(C) 1346/2015].Bench: S Ravindra Bhat, SP Garg JJ..Matter pertaining to the steps being taken to reduce air pollution in Delhi.