Supreme Court.1. Union of India v. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors..[Item 501 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 48/2014].Bench: Chief Justice HL Dattu, Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla J., Pinaki Chandra Ghose J., Abhay Manohar Sapre J., UU Lalit J..This petition has been filed by the Central government challenging the decision of the Tamil Nadu government to release the convicts guilty of assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. During the hearing last week, the Court has modified its order of July 2014 by which it had restrained all States from exercising the power of remission to free convicts serving jail terms. It ordered that the States were free to exercise its power of remission subject to certain conditions. The hearing will resume today..Today in court: Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar has concluded his arguments. Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi is now arguing for Tamil Nadu government. Hearing will resume on August 4..2. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Min. of Law & Ors..[Item 1 in court 5 – Writ Petition (Crl) 184/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra J., Prafulla C Pant J..These are a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions criminalising defamation. Senior Advocate Anup Bhambani had completed his arguments when the matter was last heard. The hearing will resume today and the petitioners are likely to complete their arguments by today afternoon. Meanwhile, a petition filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, which was initially directed to be tagged along with these matters might now be heard by another Bench since Justice Dipak Misra recused from hearing that case..Today in court: Amicus Curiae K Parasaran completed his submissions today. The hearing will continue on August 4..3. Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 1 in Court 6 – Writ Petition (Civil) 494/2012].Bench: Jasti Chelameswar J., SA Bobde J., C Nagappan J..A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutionality of Aadhar card scheme. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had pressed for referring the matter to a larger Bench. He had submitted that there is a divergence of view with respect to whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21. However, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan and Gopal Subramanium had vehemently opposed this. The hearing will resume today..Today in court: Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium is continuing with his submissions. The hearing will resume on August 4..Delhi High Court.1. Prashant Bhushan Vs Union of India & Anr.[Item 1, Court 1- WP (c) 1524/2015].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Jayant Nath J. .Prashant Bhushan’s petition challenging the denial of passport of full validity to him. Bhushan’s passport was valid only for a year as opposed to a standard passport that is valid for 10 years..The matter has been adjourned multiple times due to the HC strike in May as well as July..Today in Court: The Bench asked for the application to be submitted in Court, through which Prashant Bhushan had sought NOC from the Magistrate over issuance of passport. Senior Advocate Jayant Bhushan appeared for the Petitioner today..The matter will now come up for hearing on August 3.
Supreme Court.1. Union of India v. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors..[Item 501 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 48/2014].Bench: Chief Justice HL Dattu, Fakkir Mohammed Ibrahim Kalifulla J., Pinaki Chandra Ghose J., Abhay Manohar Sapre J., UU Lalit J..This petition has been filed by the Central government challenging the decision of the Tamil Nadu government to release the convicts guilty of assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. During the hearing last week, the Court has modified its order of July 2014 by which it had restrained all States from exercising the power of remission to free convicts serving jail terms. It ordered that the States were free to exercise its power of remission subject to certain conditions. The hearing will resume today..Today in court: Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar has concluded his arguments. Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi is now arguing for Tamil Nadu government. Hearing will resume on August 4..2. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Min. of Law & Ors..[Item 1 in court 5 – Writ Petition (Crl) 184/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra J., Prafulla C Pant J..These are a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions criminalising defamation. Senior Advocate Anup Bhambani had completed his arguments when the matter was last heard. The hearing will resume today and the petitioners are likely to complete their arguments by today afternoon. Meanwhile, a petition filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, which was initially directed to be tagged along with these matters might now be heard by another Bench since Justice Dipak Misra recused from hearing that case..Today in court: Amicus Curiae K Parasaran completed his submissions today. The hearing will continue on August 4..3. Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 1 in Court 6 – Writ Petition (Civil) 494/2012].Bench: Jasti Chelameswar J., SA Bobde J., C Nagappan J..A batch of petitions challenging the Constitutionality of Aadhar card scheme. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had pressed for referring the matter to a larger Bench. He had submitted that there is a divergence of view with respect to whether right to privacy is a fundamental right under Article 21. However, Senior Advocate Shyam Divan and Gopal Subramanium had vehemently opposed this. The hearing will resume today..Today in court: Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium is continuing with his submissions. The hearing will resume on August 4..Delhi High Court.1. Prashant Bhushan Vs Union of India & Anr.[Item 1, Court 1- WP (c) 1524/2015].Bench: Chief Justice G Rohini, Jayant Nath J. .Prashant Bhushan’s petition challenging the denial of passport of full validity to him. Bhushan’s passport was valid only for a year as opposed to a standard passport that is valid for 10 years..The matter has been adjourned multiple times due to the HC strike in May as well as July..Today in Court: The Bench asked for the application to be submitted in Court, through which Prashant Bhushan had sought NOC from the Magistrate over issuance of passport. Senior Advocate Jayant Bhushan appeared for the Petitioner today..The matter will now come up for hearing on August 3.
