A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of HaryanaIndian National Congress v. Union of IndiaCentre For Public Interest Litigation v. Registrar General Of The High Court Of DelhiCompassion Unlimited Plus Action v. Union of IndiaPrasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Amit Sibal v. Arvind Kejriwal & Ors..Bombay High Court.Marine Drive Hospitality & Realty Pvt Ltd v. State of Maharashtra & 2 Ors.Nitin Deshpande v. Registrar, Mumbai University & 4 Ors.Society for Fast Justice & 4 Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & 4 Ors..Delhi High Court.Damini Chawla v. Union of India and Ors.All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.Reliance Communication Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.NTT Docomo Inc. v. Tata Sons Ltd..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Jindal Stainless Steel Vs. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – SLP (CRL) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The case relating to the imposition of entry tax by States. The last hearing saw Senior Advocate Harish Salve give a final shape to his arguments..Today in Court: Harish Salve continued his arguments today. The Bench has framed certain questions to which his response was sought..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 22 in court 3 – SLP (Civil) 18190/2014.Bench: JS Khehar, Kurian Joseph, Arun Mishra JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by Indian National Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies. The Court had issued notice in the case in 2014..Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..3. Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Registrar General Of The High Court Of Delhi.[Item 5 in court 4 – WP(C) 514/2015].Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra, UU Lalit JJ..Case pertaining to the Delhi judicial service exams of 2014. The Delhi High Court had selected 11 more candidates after the revaluation by Justice (Retd.) PV Reddy..Advocate Prashant Bhushan had then submitted a few suggestions to the court for improving transparency in the conduct of the exam. The Court had asked the Delhi High Court to respond to the same. Read the full story here..Today in Court: The Court has accepted the following suggestions given by the CPIL:.The OMR sheets must be filled in pen and not pencil,The published results must mention the names of the candidatesThe checked answer scripts will be available under RTI as photocopies and not just for a one-time inspection..The Bench has also said that the High Court should keep in mind the checking procedure as laid down in Sanjay Singh and Sujasha Mukherji..4. Compassion Unlimited Plus Action v. Union Of India And Ors.[Item 1 in court 4 – WP(C) 24/2016].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ. .Case relating to the conduction of Jallikattu, a centuries old tradition that argues its validity through a centuries old custom..Today in Court: Supreme Court has remarked that if parties are able to convince the Bench that the 2014 judgment is wrong, it will refer the case to larger Bench. The matter is now posted for hearing on the 30th of August..5. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 16 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here. .Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..6. Amit Sibal v. Arvind Kejriwal & Ors..[Item 21 in court 10 – SLP (Crl) 1306/2014].Bench: AK Sikri, NV Ramana JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court order in the defamation case filed by Senior Advocate Amit Sibal against Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for their comments that Sibal had misused his father Kapil Sibal’s ministerial position to represent telecom companies. The Delhi High Court had refused to quash defamation proceedings against AAP leaders, but had directed the trial court to consider the discharge plea of Kejriwal..Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..Bombay High Court.1. Marine Drive Hospitality & Realty Pvt Ltd v. State of Maharashtra & 2 Ors..[Item 1 Court 52- WP(OS)/1014/2016].Bench: VM Kanade, MS Sonak JJ.Senior counsel Iqbal Chagla appears for the petitioners. Check evening updates for more details..Today in court: This matter is regarding encroachment on land belonging to the judiciary. The state sought time to reply, and the matter has now been adjourned for 4 weeks..2. Nitin Deshpande v. Registrar, Mumbai University & 4 Ors..[Item 22 Court 13- PIL(OS)/96/2010].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The petitioner has challenged the appointment of Rajan Welukar as Mumbai University VC. In an order dated 11 December 2014, division bench of PV Hardas and Anuja Prabhudesai JJ had directed the university committee to relook into the appointment and whether Walekar fulfils the eligibility criteria..Today in court: Oka J said that since Welukar has already completed his tenure and a new VC has been appointed, the issue is only an academic one now. Additionally, the order dated 11 February 2015 is subject to challenge before the apex court, hence the matter was adjourned till October 4..3. Society for Fast Justice & 4 Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & 4 Ors..[Item 23 Court 13- PIL(OS)/104/2010].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The PIL concerning the demolition of illegal religious structures. In February this year, the High Court had observed that the rate of demolition was extremely slow; roughly 10% of the total identified structures had been demolished so far..As per the GR dated 18th November 2015, all illegal religious structures constructed after 29th September 2009 are required to be demolished within nine months from 18th November 2015.Today in court: The petitioner was asked to place the matter before the appropriate bench.Delhi High Court1. Damini Chawla v. Union of India and Ors.[W.P. (C) 8749/2014 – Court No. 1; Item No. 19]Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J.A batch of petitions seeking directions from the Court to the Central Government on regulating radio taxis in the capital region. Damini, in her petition, has claimed that many radio taxis were violating the Radio taxi Scheme of 2006. In the last hearing, the Court had granted more time for completion of pleadings and had listed the matter for today.Today in Court: The Chief Justice was on leave and hence the bench did not sit today.2. All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.[W.P. (C) 7479/2015 – Court No. 22; Item No. 1]Bench: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.Petition filed by the All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association alleging violation of the government’s FDI policy by e-commerce majors. The Government told the Bench that after the latest policy allowing 100 % FDI in E-commerce market place model this petition had become infructuous, the Petitioner sought time to clarify the directions in the present petition.Today in Court: The matter did not come up.3. Reliance Communication Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.[W.P. (C) 10612/2015 – Court No. 15; Item No. 8]Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.Check evening updates.Today in Court: The matter will come up before the Court on January 17, 2017.4. NTT Docomo Inc. v. Tata Sons Ltd.[O.M.P. (EFA) (Comm.) 7/2016 – Court 23; Item No. 46]Bench: Manmohan Singh, J.The two-year arbitration proceedings between the companies relates to disputes over Tata Sons’ inability to buy back NTT Docomo’s 26 per cent share in their joint venture, Tata Teleservices, as initially agreed upon.Today in Court: The matter could not be tracked. Any details will be appreciated.
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of HaryanaIndian National Congress v. Union of IndiaCentre For Public Interest Litigation v. Registrar General Of The High Court Of DelhiCompassion Unlimited Plus Action v. Union of IndiaPrasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Amit Sibal v. Arvind Kejriwal & Ors..Bombay High Court.Marine Drive Hospitality & Realty Pvt Ltd v. State of Maharashtra & 2 Ors.Nitin Deshpande v. Registrar, Mumbai University & 4 Ors.Society for Fast Justice & 4 Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & 4 Ors..Delhi High Court.Damini Chawla v. Union of India and Ors.All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.Reliance Communication Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.NTT Docomo Inc. v. Tata Sons Ltd..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Jindal Stainless Steel Vs. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – SLP (CRL) 3119-3120/2014].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The case relating to the imposition of entry tax by States. The last hearing saw Senior Advocate Harish Salve give a final shape to his arguments..Today in Court: Harish Salve continued his arguments today. The Bench has framed certain questions to which his response was sought..2. Indian National Congress v. Union of India.Item 22 in court 3 – SLP (Civil) 18190/2014.Bench: JS Khehar, Kurian Joseph, Arun Mishra JJ..An appeal against the judgment of the Delhi High Court directing investigation into funds received by Indian National Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party from foreign companies. The Court had issued notice in the case in 2014..Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..3. Centre For Public Interest Litigation v. Registrar General Of The High Court Of Delhi.[Item 5 in court 4 – WP(C) 514/2015].Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra, UU Lalit JJ..Case pertaining to the Delhi judicial service exams of 2014. The Delhi High Court had selected 11 more candidates after the revaluation by Justice (Retd.) PV Reddy..Advocate Prashant Bhushan had then submitted a few suggestions to the court for improving transparency in the conduct of the exam. The Court had asked the Delhi High Court to respond to the same. Read the full story here..Today in Court: The Court has accepted the following suggestions given by the CPIL:.The OMR sheets must be filled in pen and not pencil,The published results must mention the names of the candidatesThe checked answer scripts will be available under RTI as photocopies and not just for a one-time inspection..The Bench has also said that the High Court should keep in mind the checking procedure as laid down in Sanjay Singh and Sujasha Mukherji..4. Compassion Unlimited Plus Action v. Union Of India And Ors.[Item 1 in court 4 – WP(C) 24/2016].Bench: Dipak Misra, UU Lalit JJ. .Case relating to the conduction of Jallikattu, a centuries old tradition that argues its validity through a centuries old custom..Today in Court: Supreme Court has remarked that if parties are able to convince the Bench that the 2014 judgment is wrong, it will refer the case to larger Bench. The matter is now posted for hearing on the 30th of August..5. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 16 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here. .Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..6. Amit Sibal v. Arvind Kejriwal & Ors..[Item 21 in court 10 – SLP (Crl) 1306/2014].Bench: AK Sikri, NV Ramana JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court order in the defamation case filed by Senior Advocate Amit Sibal against Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for their comments that Sibal had misused his father Kapil Sibal’s ministerial position to represent telecom companies. The Delhi High Court had refused to quash defamation proceedings against AAP leaders, but had directed the trial court to consider the discharge plea of Kejriwal..Today in Court: This case was not taken up today..Bombay High Court.1. Marine Drive Hospitality & Realty Pvt Ltd v. State of Maharashtra & 2 Ors..[Item 1 Court 52- WP(OS)/1014/2016].Bench: VM Kanade, MS Sonak JJ.Senior counsel Iqbal Chagla appears for the petitioners. Check evening updates for more details..Today in court: This matter is regarding encroachment on land belonging to the judiciary. The state sought time to reply, and the matter has now been adjourned for 4 weeks..2. Nitin Deshpande v. Registrar, Mumbai University & 4 Ors..[Item 22 Court 13- PIL(OS)/96/2010].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The petitioner has challenged the appointment of Rajan Welukar as Mumbai University VC. In an order dated 11 December 2014, division bench of PV Hardas and Anuja Prabhudesai JJ had directed the university committee to relook into the appointment and whether Walekar fulfils the eligibility criteria..Today in court: Oka J said that since Welukar has already completed his tenure and a new VC has been appointed, the issue is only an academic one now. Additionally, the order dated 11 February 2015 is subject to challenge before the apex court, hence the matter was adjourned till October 4..3. Society for Fast Justice & 4 Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & 4 Ors..[Item 23 Court 13- PIL(OS)/104/2010].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.The PIL concerning the demolition of illegal religious structures. In February this year, the High Court had observed that the rate of demolition was extremely slow; roughly 10% of the total identified structures had been demolished so far..As per the GR dated 18th November 2015, all illegal religious structures constructed after 29th September 2009 are required to be demolished within nine months from 18th November 2015.Today in court: The petitioner was asked to place the matter before the appropriate bench.Delhi High Court1. Damini Chawla v. Union of India and Ors.[W.P. (C) 8749/2014 – Court No. 1; Item No. 19]Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J.A batch of petitions seeking directions from the Court to the Central Government on regulating radio taxis in the capital region. Damini, in her petition, has claimed that many radio taxis were violating the Radio taxi Scheme of 2006. In the last hearing, the Court had granted more time for completion of pleadings and had listed the matter for today.Today in Court: The Chief Justice was on leave and hence the bench did not sit today.2. All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.[W.P. (C) 7479/2015 – Court No. 22; Item No. 1]Bench: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.Petition filed by the All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association alleging violation of the government’s FDI policy by e-commerce majors. The Government told the Bench that after the latest policy allowing 100 % FDI in E-commerce market place model this petition had become infructuous, the Petitioner sought time to clarify the directions in the present petition.Today in Court: The matter did not come up.3. Reliance Communication Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.[W.P. (C) 10612/2015 – Court No. 15; Item No. 8]Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.Check evening updates.Today in Court: The matter will come up before the Court on January 17, 2017.4. NTT Docomo Inc. v. Tata Sons Ltd.[O.M.P. (EFA) (Comm.) 7/2016 – Court 23; Item No. 46]Bench: Manmohan Singh, J.The two-year arbitration proceedings between the companies relates to disputes over Tata Sons’ inability to buy back NTT Docomo’s 26 per cent share in their joint venture, Tata Teleservices, as initially agreed upon.Today in Court: The matter could not be tracked. Any details will be appreciated.