Delhi HC hears @HarperCollinsIN appeal against ex parte injunction on publication of book "Gunning The Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu's Conviction".
Senior Adv Kamat reads the Black Friday judgement on rights of the accused.
Kamat continues to read the judgement.
Right to free speech comes with the responsibility that it doesn't harm the reputation of rights of others..: Kamat reads
Article 21 prevails over Article 19(1)(a): Kamat says as he further reads the judgment.
This judgment covers my case. There is one more judgment. My appeal against conviction is an extension of trial. My appeal is listed and they want the book to be released : Kamat
Kamat reads Akhtari Bi vs State of MP.
Publication of the book will vitiate fair trial and result in media trial: Kamat
Kamat reads the Rajasthan HC order that observed that Sanchita had "strong grounds" to chakker her conviction.
When I went to the court, I told about the offending article. I said that there was a judgment against me and appeal was pending. To say that I should have attached the judgment with ye trial court pleadings does not take their case any further: Kamat
Senior Adv Kapil Sibal objects that the entire matter is being re-argued when the same had concluded yesterday.
Senior Adv Kamat continues to refer to judgements.
We now have a copy of the book. The court may take a look.. : Kamat
I'm not looking at it. It wasn't part of the suit : Court
We are examining procedure and whether you went to trial court with clean hands : Court
Sibal points out that in one of the judgements relied upon by Kamat, the court had granted the injunction only till the judgment was pronounced by the trial court.
In Black Friday case, the book was already published. The release of the movie based on the book was stopped till the trial court's judgment. It is not applicable in this case : Sibal
Publication of a book based on public record cannot be stopped : Sibal
They have filed a whole petiton for contempt against the publishing house: Sibal
Court reserves order in @HarperCollinsIN appeal against stay on publication of book on Asaram Bapu's conviction.
I'll deliver the order in a couple of days. Let's see how it goes: Court
Supreme Court is set to examine the Union Government's status report on the "Digital Arrest" cyber fraud epidemic
Top cout will review the coordination between the MHA, RBI, and telecom authorities to curb transnational syndicates targeting Indian citizens #SupremeCourt
In a connected case, CJI Kant remarks "we have seen bank officials are completely hand in gloves with the accused in these cases of digital arrest"
AG R Venkataramani places status report on record
CJI: there are senior citizens.. there was a retired couple. Their entire life savings went away.
AG: Rajasthan and Kerala HC judgments are exhaustive. SOP for now is fairly comprehensive
Supreme Court takes up suggestions seeking sweeping reforms in SCBA elections, including reservation for members with disabilities, 50% relaxation in eligibility norms, rotational representation for women, and inclusion of gender neutrality and ability inclusion as core objectives of the Bar Association
#SupremeCourt #SCBA #BarReforms
CJI Surya Kant: Please give all the suggestions to Adv Pragya Baghel.
CJI to Adv Sneha Kalita: As a woman member, as an AoR and as someone seeking empowerment.
Sr Adv Vijay Hansaria: Suggestion by Ms Kalita on reservation for differently abled is praiseworthy
CJI: yes we will make sure that and we are under an obligation to create the infrastructure for the same.
Adv Kalita: 76 years has passed and we still do not have a woman present of the Supreme Court Bar
. I am stressing on the point of rotational representation
Another woman lawyer: no no that cannot be. It has to be on merit.
CJI: environment created should not look like one is completely dependant for the post. Everytime one cannot depend on reservation
#THREAD Supreme Court is set to hear today West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s plea raising concerns over the SIR electoral roll revision exercise in the State. @MamataOfficial is scheduled to appear in person. #SupremeCourt #WestBengal
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has urged the Supreme Court to issue urgent directions in the SIR process, warning that mandatory hearings, document rejections and use of Micro Observers could lead to large scale voter disenfranchisement #SupremeCourt #SIR @MamataOfficial
@MamataOfficial All eyes on the Supreme Court today as a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, hears Mamata Banerjee’s plea on the SIR process, with the final electoral roll deadline close at hand. #SupremeCourt #SIR #WestBengal
Supreme Court to shortly resume hearing its suo motu case on stray dogs.
Bench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria
#straydogs #SupremeCourt
The court is expected to continue reviewing compliance affidavits filed by various states with respect to its 7th November order relating to removal of stray dogs from institutional areas etc.
Yesterday, the Court took a dim view of “vague” affidavits filed by some states.
Amicus Curiae Gaurav Agarwal: Punjab has not submitted any action plan etc.
Counsel for Punjab: there is a budgetary allocation of 11cr. There are 20 dog catching vehicles available. There is a district level committee which we have formed. We have given a full action plan for institutions.
Court: how many dogs have you collected from institutions?
Counsel: for Malerkotla it is 108. I will place as and when information comes.
Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s recently notified rules intended to prevent caste discrimination in educational institutions #UGC #UGCRegulations #SupremeCourt
The rules have been challenged for excluding 'general category' students from complaining under its grievance redressal mechanism #UGC #UGCRegulations
University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 was notified on January 13 and applies to all higher educational institutions in India.
Its objective is to "eradicate discrimination only on the basis of religion, race, gender, place of birth, caste, or disability, particularly against the members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, socially and educationally backward classes, economically weaker sections, persons with disabilities, or any of them, and to promote full equity and inclusion amongst the stakeholders in higher education institutions."