A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Rajib Sharma vs State of West Bengal.Item no. 5 in Court 4 – WP(Crl) 146/2019.Bench: Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna.This petition is filed against the arrest of BJP Worker Priyanka Sharma by the West Bengal Police allegedly for sharing on social media a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Sharma was arrested and sent for a 14-day judicial custody following which a petition seeking her bail and quashing of the FIR against her has come to be filed in the Supreme Court..Today in Court: The Court directed the West Bengal State Police to release Priyanka Sharma immediately and directed Sharma to tender a written apology upon her release. The larger question of Freedom of Expression involved is left open by the Court..DELHI HIGH COURT.NCLT Bar Association through its Secretary vs UOI.Item no. 27 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 6037/2018 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice Anup J Bhambhani.National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Bar Association vs Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ors..Item no. 28 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 9940/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice Anup J Bhambhani.These petitions filed by the two Associations seek relief with respect to the day-to-day struggle faced by the litigants as well as advocates to secure entry into premises that houses the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal..Today in Court: The Court directed the Central Government to submit a report on the alternative/additional space it proposes to grant to the NCLT and NCLAT. The matter would be heard next on May 23.
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Rajib Sharma vs State of West Bengal.Item no. 5 in Court 4 – WP(Crl) 146/2019.Bench: Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna.This petition is filed against the arrest of BJP Worker Priyanka Sharma by the West Bengal Police allegedly for sharing on social media a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Sharma was arrested and sent for a 14-day judicial custody following which a petition seeking her bail and quashing of the FIR against her has come to be filed in the Supreme Court..Today in Court: The Court directed the West Bengal State Police to release Priyanka Sharma immediately and directed Sharma to tender a written apology upon her release. The larger question of Freedom of Expression involved is left open by the Court..DELHI HIGH COURT.NCLT Bar Association through its Secretary vs UOI.Item no. 27 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 6037/2018 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice Anup J Bhambhani.National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal Bar Association vs Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ors..Item no. 28 in Court 1- W.P.(C) 9940/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice Anup J Bhambhani.These petitions filed by the two Associations seek relief with respect to the day-to-day struggle faced by the litigants as well as advocates to secure entry into premises that houses the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal..Today in Court: The Court directed the Central Government to submit a report on the alternative/additional space it proposes to grant to the NCLT and NCLAT. The matter would be heard next on May 23.