Supreme Court bids farewell to Vikramajit Sen J., closes for winter break

After delivering a slew of significant orders and judgments and bidding farewell to Justice Vikramajit Sen, the Supreme Court yesterday closed for its winter break..The last day of the court witnessed a number of important orders and judgments being delivered..The Constitution Bench which had been hearing the case on Collegium and NJAC directed the Centre to amend the Memorandum of Procedure while restricting itself to offering “broad suggestions” for the government to consider..In court 1, a Bench presided by Chief Justice TS Thakur banned registration of all Diesel cars above 2000 cc while also directing that vehicles not registered in Delhi should not enter Delhi through NH1 or NH 8..In another landmark judgment, a Bench comprising Justice MY Eqbal and C Nagappan directed the Reserve Bank of India to comply with the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005..Meanwhile, Maggi ban saw the battle between two stalwarts – Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi and Senior Advocate Harish Salve. The Court directed that the proceedings pending in the National Consumer Dispute Resolution Commission be stayed and that samples of Maggi be tested in the laboratory in Mysore..In another significant development, the Court appointed Lok Ayukta for the State of Uttar Pradesh after repeated directions by the Court to the State government went unheeded..Yesterday, the Court also bid farewell to Vikramajit Sen J, who had a relatively short tenure at Supreme Court. Sen J. s retiring on December 30 and yesterday was his last working day..Sen J. began his career at the Bench in 1999 as Additional judge of the Delhi High Court. He became a permanent judge in 2000. He was later appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and was then elevated to the Supreme Court where he assumed charge on December 24, 2012..The farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association was attended by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, Additional Solcicitor General PS Narasimha and SCBA President Dushyant Dave..The Court will now reopen on January 4.