Supreme Court.Gavendra Singh Chauhan v. High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jodhpur.[Item 9 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 346/2015].A fresh petition..Today in court: This case pertained to an Additional District Judge who was made to compulsorily retire from service by the Rajasthan High Court. The petitioner had moved the High Court against the same but the matter was not being taken up by the High Court. This petition sought for a direction to the High Court to take up the matter expeditiously. It was dismissed with the Supreme Court observing that it cannot give such directions to the High Court and the High Courts across the country are already overburdened with work..Sanjay Shukla & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. .[Item 54 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 372/2015].Sanjay Shukla & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors..Item 60 in court 1 – SLP (Crl.)…CRLMP No. 10137/2015.Today in court: The above items were a batch of petitions pertaining to Vyapam Scam seeking CBI probe into the same. The Court allowed the prayer and transferred the case to the CBI. It has, however, not decided whether it will be a court monitored probe and will decide it only after consulting with the CBI in the next hearing which has been fixed for July 24..Barak Valley Human Rights Protection Society & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. .[Item 56 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 378/2015].A fresh Public Interest Litigation petition..Today in court: This petition pertains to ‘update modalities’ of the National Register of Citizens and involves the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which deals with citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord. Senior Advocate Harin Raval appeared for the petitioner. The Court said that the Supreme Court in another case (Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.) has referred the question of Constitutionality of Section 6A to a Constitution Bench. It, therefore, ordered that this petition can be taken up only after that pending matter is disposed of..Fight for Human Rights v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 57 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 90/2013].Petition concerning under trial prisoners in India especially those belonging to Scheduled Tribes category. The Court had issued notice to the Centre and States in 2013. The case was adjourned for 8 weeks when it was last heard to enable the Central government to file affidavit..Today in court: The matter was adjourned to enable those respondents, who have not responded yet, to file their replies..Arun Kumar & Anr. v. Supreme Court of India.[Item 8 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 371/2015].Birendra Kumar Choudhary, Advocate & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 49 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 293/2015].These cases challenge the Advocate-on-Record system in the Supreme Court. The Court had already issued notice in item 49 last week with Senior Advocates Ram Jethmalani, KTS Tulsi and Dinesh Dwivedi appearing for the petitioners..Today in court: Since similar prayer has been made in item 8, the Court tagged the matter along with item 49 and directed the petitioner to implead the Central government in the case..The hearing in the challenge to the National Judicial Appointments Commission will be continuing in court 4..Karnataka High Court.Veerabhadriah v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 19 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 36789/2014 c/w Writ Petition (Civil) 35106/2014].The petitioners will continue arguments challenging the designation of 15 Senior Advocates of the Karnataka High Court last year. (Read yesterday’s update here)
Supreme Court.Gavendra Singh Chauhan v. High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jodhpur.[Item 9 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 346/2015].A fresh petition..Today in court: This case pertained to an Additional District Judge who was made to compulsorily retire from service by the Rajasthan High Court. The petitioner had moved the High Court against the same but the matter was not being taken up by the High Court. This petition sought for a direction to the High Court to take up the matter expeditiously. It was dismissed with the Supreme Court observing that it cannot give such directions to the High Court and the High Courts across the country are already overburdened with work..Sanjay Shukla & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. .[Item 54 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 372/2015].Sanjay Shukla & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors..Item 60 in court 1 – SLP (Crl.)…CRLMP No. 10137/2015.Today in court: The above items were a batch of petitions pertaining to Vyapam Scam seeking CBI probe into the same. The Court allowed the prayer and transferred the case to the CBI. It has, however, not decided whether it will be a court monitored probe and will decide it only after consulting with the CBI in the next hearing which has been fixed for July 24..Barak Valley Human Rights Protection Society & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. .[Item 56 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 378/2015].A fresh Public Interest Litigation petition..Today in court: This petition pertains to ‘update modalities’ of the National Register of Citizens and involves the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which deals with citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord. Senior Advocate Harin Raval appeared for the petitioner. The Court said that the Supreme Court in another case (Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.) has referred the question of Constitutionality of Section 6A to a Constitution Bench. It, therefore, ordered that this petition can be taken up only after that pending matter is disposed of..Fight for Human Rights v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 57 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Crl) 90/2013].Petition concerning under trial prisoners in India especially those belonging to Scheduled Tribes category. The Court had issued notice to the Centre and States in 2013. The case was adjourned for 8 weeks when it was last heard to enable the Central government to file affidavit..Today in court: The matter was adjourned to enable those respondents, who have not responded yet, to file their replies..Arun Kumar & Anr. v. Supreme Court of India.[Item 8 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 371/2015].Birendra Kumar Choudhary, Advocate & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 49 in court 3 – Writ Petition (Civil) 293/2015].These cases challenge the Advocate-on-Record system in the Supreme Court. The Court had already issued notice in item 49 last week with Senior Advocates Ram Jethmalani, KTS Tulsi and Dinesh Dwivedi appearing for the petitioners..Today in court: Since similar prayer has been made in item 8, the Court tagged the matter along with item 49 and directed the petitioner to implead the Central government in the case..The hearing in the challenge to the National Judicial Appointments Commission will be continuing in court 4..Karnataka High Court.Veerabhadriah v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 19 in court 1 – Writ Petition (Civil) 36789/2014 c/w Writ Petition (Civil) 35106/2014].The petitioners will continue arguments challenging the designation of 15 Senior Advocates of the Karnataka High Court last year. (Read yesterday’s update here)
