Supreme Court.1. Union of India v. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors..[Item 501 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 48/2014].A petition filed by the Central government against the release of former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, had submitted yesterday that “no mercy should be shown to those who killed our former Prime Minister in cold blood.” Kumar will resume his arguments today..Today in court: Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar is continuing with his submissions. The hearing will resume tomorrow..2. Clarence Pais v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 3 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 57/2013].A PIL seeking the implementation of code of Canon law as the personal law of Indian Christians.When the matter was heard in February, the Court did not seem inclined to interfere, remarking that “religion has to be stamped out from civil laws”. The matter was then adjourned to allow the Central government to file its reply..Today in court: The matter was adjourned to August 26 for final disposal..(Image taken from here).3. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Min. of Law & Ors..[Item 2 in court 5 – Writ Petition (Crl) 184/2014].A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions criminalising defamation. Final hearing is progressing in this matter. Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan will resume his arguments today..Today in court: Senior Advocate Arvind Datar is now making his submissions. Hearing will resume tomorrow..4. Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 1 in Court 6 – Writ Petition (Civil) 494/2012].A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutionality of Aadhar card scheme. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had submitted yesterday that the case should be heard by a Constitution Bench. The Court will hear him on the question of reference today..Today in court: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi pressed for referring the matter to a larger Bench. He submitted that there is a divergence of view with respect to whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21. Relying on the eight-judge Bench decision of the Supreme Court in the case of MP Sharma v. Satish Chandra, he argued that the said case was wrongly relied upon by subsequent Benches of the Supreme Court to read into Article 21, right to privacy..The Bench seemed inclined to refer the case to a larger Bench but Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the petitioner, argued that MP Sharma’s case has no applicability in the current scenario. He submitted that the jurisprudence has evolved a lot after the 1950s case of MP Sharma and sought to distinguish MP Sharma’s case contending that it was dealing with Article 20(3). He argued that a slew of later judgments have laid down that Article 21 encompasses right to privacy..The hearing will resume tomorrow..Delhi High Court.1. Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd. (Mumbai) & Anr v. Union of India and Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd. (Delhi) & Anr. Vs Union of India.[Item 37 & 38 – Writ Petition (Civil) 6891/2015 & 6892/2015].A petition filed by Digital Radio Broadcasting challenging prohibition on its radio channel, Red FM from participating in the third phase of FM radio auctions..Yesterday, the Bench had directed the Union’s counsel to seek instructions on whether the government would defer the date of auctions (scheduled to begin from July 27th i.e. Monday) in order to settle this dispute, for good..Today in Court: The Bench granted interim relief to Red FM and allowed the channel to participate in the mock auction scheduled to be held today and tomorrow..The Union had declined to defer the auctions as suggested by the Court yesterday and agreed to file its reply by tomorrow. The matter has been posted for hearing on July 24..2. Ajay Maken v. Union of India & Anr..[Item 26, Court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 6702/2015].A petition filed by Congress leader Ajay Maken against Aam Aadmi Party’s ad campaigns. The Chief Justice’s Bench had adjourned the matter for July 27th after directing the Union to state the steps taken to implement the Supreme Court’s guidelines..Yesterday, the matter was mentioned before Justices BD Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva by advocate Aman Panwar citing additional evidence as to how public funds were being misused by the Delhi government. Panwar sought early listing of the matter which was allowed by the Court..Today in Court: After it was sought to be heard urgently yesterday, the Bench allowed the matter to come up at its due course i.e. July 27.
Supreme Court.1. Union of India v. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors..[Item 501 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 48/2014].A petition filed by the Central government against the release of former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, had submitted yesterday that “no mercy should be shown to those who killed our former Prime Minister in cold blood.” Kumar will resume his arguments today..Today in court: Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar is continuing with his submissions. The hearing will resume tomorrow..2. Clarence Pais v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 3 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 57/2013].A PIL seeking the implementation of code of Canon law as the personal law of Indian Christians.When the matter was heard in February, the Court did not seem inclined to interfere, remarking that “religion has to be stamped out from civil laws”. The matter was then adjourned to allow the Central government to file its reply..Today in court: The matter was adjourned to August 26 for final disposal..(Image taken from here).3. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Min. of Law & Ors..[Item 2 in court 5 – Writ Petition (Crl) 184/2014].A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions criminalising defamation. Final hearing is progressing in this matter. Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan will resume his arguments today..Today in court: Senior Advocate Arvind Datar is now making his submissions. Hearing will resume tomorrow..4. Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 1 in Court 6 – Writ Petition (Civil) 494/2012].A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutionality of Aadhar card scheme. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had submitted yesterday that the case should be heard by a Constitution Bench. The Court will hear him on the question of reference today..Today in court: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi pressed for referring the matter to a larger Bench. He submitted that there is a divergence of view with respect to whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21. Relying on the eight-judge Bench decision of the Supreme Court in the case of MP Sharma v. Satish Chandra, he argued that the said case was wrongly relied upon by subsequent Benches of the Supreme Court to read into Article 21, right to privacy..The Bench seemed inclined to refer the case to a larger Bench but Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the petitioner, argued that MP Sharma’s case has no applicability in the current scenario. He submitted that the jurisprudence has evolved a lot after the 1950s case of MP Sharma and sought to distinguish MP Sharma’s case contending that it was dealing with Article 20(3). He argued that a slew of later judgments have laid down that Article 21 encompasses right to privacy..The hearing will resume tomorrow..Delhi High Court.1. Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd. (Mumbai) & Anr v. Union of India and Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd. (Delhi) & Anr. Vs Union of India.[Item 37 & 38 – Writ Petition (Civil) 6891/2015 & 6892/2015].A petition filed by Digital Radio Broadcasting challenging prohibition on its radio channel, Red FM from participating in the third phase of FM radio auctions..Yesterday, the Bench had directed the Union’s counsel to seek instructions on whether the government would defer the date of auctions (scheduled to begin from July 27th i.e. Monday) in order to settle this dispute, for good..Today in Court: The Bench granted interim relief to Red FM and allowed the channel to participate in the mock auction scheduled to be held today and tomorrow..The Union had declined to defer the auctions as suggested by the Court yesterday and agreed to file its reply by tomorrow. The matter has been posted for hearing on July 24..2. Ajay Maken v. Union of India & Anr..[Item 26, Court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 6702/2015].A petition filed by Congress leader Ajay Maken against Aam Aadmi Party’s ad campaigns. The Chief Justice’s Bench had adjourned the matter for July 27th after directing the Union to state the steps taken to implement the Supreme Court’s guidelines..Yesterday, the matter was mentioned before Justices BD Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva by advocate Aman Panwar citing additional evidence as to how public funds were being misused by the Delhi government. Panwar sought early listing of the matter which was allowed by the Court..Today in Court: After it was sought to be heard urgently yesterday, the Bench allowed the matter to come up at its due course i.e. July 27.
