Supreme Court of India.1. Arjun Gopal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 18 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 728/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, R Banumathi JJ..The petition filed by three infants seeking ban on fireworks, among other things, to arrest air pollution in the country. The court had issued notice in the case on October 8. It had, however, declined to impose a blanket ban but it reiterated its 2005 order which permits bursting of crackers between 6 am and 10 pm. It had also asked the Central government to publicise the ill-effects of fireworks..Today in court: The Court is considering banning registration of Diesel SUVs and cars above 2000 cc engine for 3 months. Read the full report here..2. Verhoeven, Marie-Emmanuelle v. Union of India and Anr..[Item 5 in court 13 – SLP (Crl) 8931/2015].Bench: Kurian Joseph, Arun Mishra JJ..A habeas corpus petition for the release of French national Marie Verhoeven..When the matter was last heard, Additional Solicitor General PS Patwalia had sought time to respond to the application to implead the Government of the French Republic through the Embassy of France, New Delhi, as a party..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any lead/ information would be appreciated..3. Neyaz Alam v. Registrar General High Court-Cum Secretary Selection Board, Hon’ble High Court Of Calcutta & Others..[Item 12 in court 8 – RP(C) 3626-3627/2015 in SLP(C) 22317-22318/2015].Bench: MY Eqbal, C Nagappan JJ..Check evening updates to know more..Today in court: This case pertained to discrepancies in evaluation of mark sheets by Calcutta High Court. The case was dismissed..Mentioning matters.1. Hardik Bharatbhai Patel Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.[Item 601 in court 3 at 2 pm – SLP (Crl) 10606-10610/2015].Bench: JS Khehar, Rohinton Fali Nariman JJ..A fresh petition by Patidar leader Hardik Patel challenging FIRs registered against him for conspiracy to wage war against State..Today in court: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Patel, contended that Patel is not responsible for the acts of violence in Gujarat including attacks on police station and other government establishments. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi argued that all the acts of violence coupled with tapped phone conversation pointed to a conspiracy to cripple the State and Patel is responsible for the same. The Court issued notice to the State of Gujarat and agreed to hear the matter..2. Nestle India Ltd. v. Union of India.[Item 601 in court 4 at 2pm – CA 14539/2015].Bench: Dipak Misra, PC Pant JJ..Appeal against the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission directing further tests on Maggi noodles..Today in court: The Court issued notice to the Central government today..Delhi High Court.1. ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. with Association of Radio Taxis Vs Bhavish Aggarwal & Ors..[Item 33-35 Court 8- CONT.CAS(C) 643/2015 and W.P.(C) 6668/2015].Bench: Manmohan J..A contempt petition filed by Association of Radio Taxis against OLA Cabs along with a petition filed by OLA cabs against the ban order imposed on them by the Delhi Govt..On the last hearing, the Bench directed the parties to file an affidavit disclosing the number of taxis as well as details of taxis that are being operated and managed and maintained by each one of them, whether as an aggregator or as an owner or as an individual..It further directed them to place on record a copy of monthly schedule of phasing out of the taxis and held that it was inclined to appoint a Committee of secretaries of Central as well as State governments to examine the issue of private transport within the NCR region..Today in Court- Senior Advocate Rajeev Nayyar informed the Bench that the Supreme Court is set to pass an order tomorrow that would, in all likelihood, impose a ban on registration of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and Diesel cars with engine capacity above 2000 cc for 3 months in Delhi..Keeping this in mind, Nayyar submitted that the Bench could hear these petitions in accordance with the observations made by the Apex Court. The Bench agreed with this submission and posted the matter for hearing on January 8. Meanwhile, all the parties submitted their respective records of the number of taxis operated by them, to the Court as per the last order in a sealed cover..2. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Erricson (Publ) Vs Mercury Electronics & Anr..[Item 19, Court 19- CS (OS) 442/2013].Bench: Najmi Waziri J..The Micromax-Erricson dispute. On the last date of hearing, the Bench held that Micromax had acted in contempt of the Court’s earlier orders when it set up a wholly owned subsidiary company to infringe upon patents owned by Erricson..Today in Court- The personal presence of all the directors was dispensed with by the Bench. Micromax also agreed to tender a written apology while Yu Televentures agreed to make interim payments to Ericsson. The matter will now be heard in March..Bombay High Court.1. Jayesh M. Chauhan and ORS. V/s The Central Bureau of Investigation and ANR..[ Item 2 Court 13 – REVN(criminal)/ 54/2015 ].Bench : Justice A.V. Nirgude.Today in Court – The CBI, in its chargesheet, had registered an offence against Harish Fabrics and 8 other firms for forging documents. These firms had allegedly asked the concerned Excise Officer to refund the excise duty that they claimed to have paid, as the fabric being exported by them was a finished product..The firms had also attached documents that showed duty was paid and the goods were purchased and exported. The documents were allegedly forged and the officers that examined these documents were charged by the CBI with collusion..Justice Nirgude observed that the forged documents looked like genuine ARE forms and dictated in the order that the applicants “committed an honest human error and they deserve a discharge”..2. Sameer Zaveri V/s Union of India and ORS..[ Item 1 Court 1 – PIL(original)/ 50/2008 ].Bench : Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice Revati Mohite Dere.A PIL filed to ensure safety on trains in Mumbai..Today in Court – In his order, Justice Kanade stated that the real problem is that the capacity of each bogie is of a 1000 persons whereas the actual number of people that travel every day in each bogie is approximately 5000. As a result of this, many commuters fall from the train (300 every month) and the victims when rushed to nearby hospitals are refused admission..The Division Bench asked the state the government to ensure that private hospitals promptly admit these victims without asking for police formalities to be completed..Justice Kanade asked the western railway officials whether they had a research team which could find out suitable solutions to reduce overcrowding in these trains. The officials, however, seemed to struggle to find an answer. The Judge said that increasing the frequency of trains and removing some of the seating arrangements could be an option. He also asked the railway officials to consider having double decker trains..The next hearing in the matter will be on 25th January..3. High Court on its own motion on the report/letter V/s State of Maharashtra and ORS..[Item 2 Court 1 – PIL(original) /115/2014].Bench : Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice Revati Mohite Dere.A suo motu PIL was filed by the Bombay High Court when it was brought to its notice that some Observations Homes for juveniles in the city were in a dilapidated condition. On last hearing, the court observed that renovation was underway and that the number of inmates in these homes were reduced..Today in Court – At the very beginning, Justice Kanade stated that he was told that the conditions in these homes have improved. He asked the state to “ensure juveniles in these homes are fully occupied throughout the day”. He also asked the Superintendent to “consider increasing the number of vocational training programmes for these children according to their aptitude.”.The state submitted that 70 per cent of the allocated amount, i.e. Rs. 2.3 crore, has been released. The Division Bench has set January 25th as the next date for hearing and in the meantime, it has asked the concerned PWD engineer to submit the time to be taken in completing the construction.
Supreme Court of India.1. Arjun Gopal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 18 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 728/2015].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, R Banumathi JJ..The petition filed by three infants seeking ban on fireworks, among other things, to arrest air pollution in the country. The court had issued notice in the case on October 8. It had, however, declined to impose a blanket ban but it reiterated its 2005 order which permits bursting of crackers between 6 am and 10 pm. It had also asked the Central government to publicise the ill-effects of fireworks..Today in court: The Court is considering banning registration of Diesel SUVs and cars above 2000 cc engine for 3 months. Read the full report here..2. Verhoeven, Marie-Emmanuelle v. Union of India and Anr..[Item 5 in court 13 – SLP (Crl) 8931/2015].Bench: Kurian Joseph, Arun Mishra JJ..A habeas corpus petition for the release of French national Marie Verhoeven..When the matter was last heard, Additional Solicitor General PS Patwalia had sought time to respond to the application to implead the Government of the French Republic through the Embassy of France, New Delhi, as a party..Today in court: This case could not be tracked. Any lead/ information would be appreciated..3. Neyaz Alam v. Registrar General High Court-Cum Secretary Selection Board, Hon’ble High Court Of Calcutta & Others..[Item 12 in court 8 – RP(C) 3626-3627/2015 in SLP(C) 22317-22318/2015].Bench: MY Eqbal, C Nagappan JJ..Check evening updates to know more..Today in court: This case pertained to discrepancies in evaluation of mark sheets by Calcutta High Court. The case was dismissed..Mentioning matters.1. Hardik Bharatbhai Patel Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.[Item 601 in court 3 at 2 pm – SLP (Crl) 10606-10610/2015].Bench: JS Khehar, Rohinton Fali Nariman JJ..A fresh petition by Patidar leader Hardik Patel challenging FIRs registered against him for conspiracy to wage war against State..Today in court: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Patel, contended that Patel is not responsible for the acts of violence in Gujarat including attacks on police station and other government establishments. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi argued that all the acts of violence coupled with tapped phone conversation pointed to a conspiracy to cripple the State and Patel is responsible for the same. The Court issued notice to the State of Gujarat and agreed to hear the matter..2. Nestle India Ltd. v. Union of India.[Item 601 in court 4 at 2pm – CA 14539/2015].Bench: Dipak Misra, PC Pant JJ..Appeal against the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission directing further tests on Maggi noodles..Today in court: The Court issued notice to the Central government today..Delhi High Court.1. ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors. with Association of Radio Taxis Vs Bhavish Aggarwal & Ors..[Item 33-35 Court 8- CONT.CAS(C) 643/2015 and W.P.(C) 6668/2015].Bench: Manmohan J..A contempt petition filed by Association of Radio Taxis against OLA Cabs along with a petition filed by OLA cabs against the ban order imposed on them by the Delhi Govt..On the last hearing, the Bench directed the parties to file an affidavit disclosing the number of taxis as well as details of taxis that are being operated and managed and maintained by each one of them, whether as an aggregator or as an owner or as an individual..It further directed them to place on record a copy of monthly schedule of phasing out of the taxis and held that it was inclined to appoint a Committee of secretaries of Central as well as State governments to examine the issue of private transport within the NCR region..Today in Court- Senior Advocate Rajeev Nayyar informed the Bench that the Supreme Court is set to pass an order tomorrow that would, in all likelihood, impose a ban on registration of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and Diesel cars with engine capacity above 2000 cc for 3 months in Delhi..Keeping this in mind, Nayyar submitted that the Bench could hear these petitions in accordance with the observations made by the Apex Court. The Bench agreed with this submission and posted the matter for hearing on January 8. Meanwhile, all the parties submitted their respective records of the number of taxis operated by them, to the Court as per the last order in a sealed cover..2. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Erricson (Publ) Vs Mercury Electronics & Anr..[Item 19, Court 19- CS (OS) 442/2013].Bench: Najmi Waziri J..The Micromax-Erricson dispute. On the last date of hearing, the Bench held that Micromax had acted in contempt of the Court’s earlier orders when it set up a wholly owned subsidiary company to infringe upon patents owned by Erricson..Today in Court- The personal presence of all the directors was dispensed with by the Bench. Micromax also agreed to tender a written apology while Yu Televentures agreed to make interim payments to Ericsson. The matter will now be heard in March..Bombay High Court.1. Jayesh M. Chauhan and ORS. V/s The Central Bureau of Investigation and ANR..[ Item 2 Court 13 – REVN(criminal)/ 54/2015 ].Bench : Justice A.V. Nirgude.Today in Court – The CBI, in its chargesheet, had registered an offence against Harish Fabrics and 8 other firms for forging documents. These firms had allegedly asked the concerned Excise Officer to refund the excise duty that they claimed to have paid, as the fabric being exported by them was a finished product..The firms had also attached documents that showed duty was paid and the goods were purchased and exported. The documents were allegedly forged and the officers that examined these documents were charged by the CBI with collusion..Justice Nirgude observed that the forged documents looked like genuine ARE forms and dictated in the order that the applicants “committed an honest human error and they deserve a discharge”..2. Sameer Zaveri V/s Union of India and ORS..[ Item 1 Court 1 – PIL(original)/ 50/2008 ].Bench : Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice Revati Mohite Dere.A PIL filed to ensure safety on trains in Mumbai..Today in Court – In his order, Justice Kanade stated that the real problem is that the capacity of each bogie is of a 1000 persons whereas the actual number of people that travel every day in each bogie is approximately 5000. As a result of this, many commuters fall from the train (300 every month) and the victims when rushed to nearby hospitals are refused admission..The Division Bench asked the state the government to ensure that private hospitals promptly admit these victims without asking for police formalities to be completed..Justice Kanade asked the western railway officials whether they had a research team which could find out suitable solutions to reduce overcrowding in these trains. The officials, however, seemed to struggle to find an answer. The Judge said that increasing the frequency of trains and removing some of the seating arrangements could be an option. He also asked the railway officials to consider having double decker trains..The next hearing in the matter will be on 25th January..3. High Court on its own motion on the report/letter V/s State of Maharashtra and ORS..[Item 2 Court 1 – PIL(original) /115/2014].Bench : Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice Revati Mohite Dere.A suo motu PIL was filed by the Bombay High Court when it was brought to its notice that some Observations Homes for juveniles in the city were in a dilapidated condition. On last hearing, the court observed that renovation was underway and that the number of inmates in these homes were reduced..Today in Court – At the very beginning, Justice Kanade stated that he was told that the conditions in these homes have improved. He asked the state to “ensure juveniles in these homes are fully occupied throughout the day”. He also asked the Superintendent to “consider increasing the number of vocational training programmes for these children according to their aptitude.”.The state submitted that 70 per cent of the allocated amount, i.e. Rs. 2.3 crore, has been released. The Division Bench has set January 25th as the next date for hearing and in the meantime, it has asked the concerned PWD engineer to submit the time to be taken in completing the construction.
