Supreme Court today is scheduled to take up for hearing petition filed by Yatin Oza challenging the decision of the Gujarat High Court of revoking Oza's senior designation.
Oza has also assailed Rule 26 of the High Court of Gujarat Senior Designation Rules, 2015 for being ultra vires Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution.
Oza's senior gown was recalled after contempt of court proceedings were initiated against Oza for levelling allegations of corruption against the Court registry.
Oza had tendered an unconditional apology but the same was rejected by the HC.
Justice Kaul inquires when the matter is listed before the HC.
Senior Adv Arvind Datar: September 17
Justice Kaul: It is unfortunate that Mr. Oza has made things worse for himself.
Naphade: He has a bit of a temperamental issue.
Justice Kaul observes that some days there are remarks made from the Court, sometimes from the Counsel but Oza has been in controversy multiple times
Advocate Nikhil Goel tells the Court that Oza's apology has not been accepted by the High Court.
SC fixes the matter for hearing on September 29.
Yatin Oza at the end makes a brief submission before the Court, couching for his sincerity, Oza says his is "not a paper apology"
Justice Kaul observes "it is an unfortunate incident"
Singhvi: I (Oza) have apologised on a number of ocassions but then I was told that my apology will not be accepted. Then it was said that I didn't argue on merits
Shekhar Napdhade reiterates that Oza has a "heart of gold" even though some temperament issue
Supreme Court allows petitioner (Yatin Oza) to file an SLP against the Gujarat HC judgment.
Matter to be heard next on September 29
"Not a paper apology", Yatin Oza says as Supreme Court defers hearing of challenge to Senior designation revocation till Gujarat High Court decision
#Bombay High Court is set to shortly hear stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's plea seeking quashing of the FIR filed over his 'Gaddar' remark allegedly directed at Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
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A bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice S M Modak had earlier adjourned the matter to today, April 16, after taking note of the interim protection granted to Kamra by the Madras High Court.
On April 7, the Madras High Court had extended Kamra’s interim protection from arrest till April 17, while hearing his transit anticipatory bail application.
Supreme Court to deliver judgment on petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Governor RN Ravi's refusal to grant assent to several bills passed by the State Legislative Assembly, including those concerning the appointment of Vice Chancellors to State Universities #SupremeCourt
The State had moved the Court seeking directions to the Governor/ President to decide or give assent to bills passed by the State legislature in a time-bound manner.
The State government has argued that the Governor, by indefinitely withholding assent on these bills, was holding the entire State to ransom. In such a situation, the Court must intervene, the Tamil Nadu government argued.
Bench assembles
Justice Pardiwala: We are ordering de tagging of one writ. 1271/2023 will be heard separately
Supreme Court hears the case where it took objection to the absence of an advocate-on-record (AoR) in court during the hearing of a case filed through him
Justice Bela Trivedi: You could not have filed the SLP. If you don't get it you should not be a AoR. I will not leave the case just like that. You took undue advantage of some thing
AoR: I take responsibility
SC: you have no option but to take this. Apology will not do
Justice Trivedi: judgment had come and you are challenging it. Should you not read the papers. Where is the scope for any explanation.
AoR: my learned friend
SC: don't say learned fried. We are agitated and pained. Day in and day out we are seeing this. It is you and only you. For surrendering you say condone delay. Then in condonation application.. what kind of language is being used
AoR: the plea has been drawn by someone else
Justice Trivedi: So what ?????? It bears your signature or not
Scenes from the Delhi High Court after the declaration of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) election results. Senior Advocate N Hariharan has been elected as the President of DHCBA.
Senior Advocate N Hariharan secured 2,967 votes and won by a margin of 87 votes. Senior Advocate Kirti Uppal came second with 2,880 votes.
The other two candidates - Senior Advocate Abhijat garnered 1,429 votes and Senior Advocate Vivek Sood garnered 339 votes.
Senior Advocate N Hariharan after winning the elections.
#Breaking Bombay High Court has overturned a Family Court decision that denied the request to waive the statutory cooling-off period for the divorce of cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma under the Hindu Marriage Act.
#BombayHC #YuzvendraChahal
A bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar has also directed the family court to decide the divorce petition by tomorrow considering Chahal's participation in the upcoming IPL
The couple that got married in December 2020 was living apart since June 2022.
#SupremeCourt to shortly deliver judgment on this significant issue
The court to hand down verdict in the suo motu case concerning visually impaired in judicial services
The genesis of the case lies in the rules governing judicial appointments in Madhya Pradesh which contained discriminatory language that prevented blind individuals from becoming judges.
This exclusion was challenged after a mother, whose visually impaired child aspired to the judiciary, wrote to the court, leading to a court-initiated public interest litigation.
Justice R Mahadevan: we have treated it as the most important case. We have touched upon constitutional framework also and institutional disability jurisprudence...