SC had observed it would form a committee leading to formation of standards for electronic media. It had also said that one "cannot say that Muslims are infiltrating the civil services." The channel was injuncted from airing any more episodes till further orders.
Centre in its reply has informed SC that it should first regulate digital media as it has a wider reach. Next ir contends that SC should not lay down standards without an amicus or committee of amicus since its one show or a few episodes. @MIB_India
News Broadcasters Association, on the other hand says their regulations are referred to by various HCs and that they have rules and an authority in place to recieve complaints against electronic media, impose cost on them or even refer them to @MIB_India for license revocation
Divan: Very difficult to prepare the reply in such a short span of time. I understand what other side is saying as I was in the same position last time and was ambushed by the IA
Divan: I have also recieved the other affidavits just now. You all will sit on Monday and can be taken up then or take it up tomorrow. I have a court commitment from Mon which will take time
SG Mehta: Since Mr Divan has a professional difficulty on Monday, we can have the hearing tomorrow.
Justice Chandrachud: We can ask CJI to constitute a bench tomorrow for this case and we can have the hearing tomorrow at 10.30 am and finish it off
Senior Adv Anoop Chaudhari: we cannot be expected to file a reply by tomorrow
Justice Chandrachud: How long is the affidavit by @SudarshanNewsTV ?
Chaudhari: 92 pages!
Justice Chandrachud: Mr Divan has submitted his unavailability from Monday. All counsels have agreed for a hearing tomorrow. We will urge the CJI to constitute a bench tomorrow at 10.30 am
SG Mehta: Please keep it at 12 pm
Justice Chandrachud: We will start at 12 and finish it at 1.30 pm tomorrow
Counsel for Press Council of India: Please allow me to make submissions after Mr Divan
Justice KM Joseph: Who is your client, Mr Divan? A Cable TV operator or a broadcaster? Rule 6 applies to the cable TV network operators.
Senior Adv Preetesh Kapur for PCI: Yes that is why electronic media is on a different footing as they use public property like air waves
Senior Adv Divan: I had given an assurance that links or pendrives are given to the court Master. It was not given, I will ensure you have the links atleast today via the court master
Supreme Court to shortly hear the case pertaining to release of #UdaipurFiles movie
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The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the movie Udaipur Files is about a particular crime and not against any particular community
Justice Kant: Have you filed any Petition in HC? How did Mr Sibal say that it was filed. First go to HC and pursue and then come here. Now other side says he is satisfied with central govt order and he does not want to pursue the case here. So you go to HC now. Why waste our time.
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: This can be transferred to the HC. I can go to the HC but matter was pending here.
Sr Adv Gaurav Bhatia: we are withdrawing it.
Sibal: that is fine ..we will challenge the Central govt order in HC
Chief Justice B.R:
What is your demand (for alimony)?
Lady: Just the house in Mumbai, free of all costs. And βΉ12 crore as maintenance.
CJI Gavai: But that house is in Kalpataruβ¦ one of the good builders. Youβre an IT person. Youβve done your MBA. Youβre in demand ..Bengaluru, Hyderabad... Why donβt you work also?β
βYou had a marriage for just 18 months,β the CJI continues, βand now you also want a BMW?β 18 months marriage and you want one crore for each month!
Lady: But he is very rich. And he sought the nullity of the marriage claiming Iβm schizophrenic.
Sr Adv Madhavi Divan for the Husband: She has to work also. Everything cannot be demanded like this.
Lady: Do I look Schizophrenic My Lords
CJI Gavai: File income tax returns. But understand you cannot claim the properties of his father also.
Case again at 2 pm.
Bench reassembled
CJI Gavai: Where are the returns?
Lady: Yes it is here
Sr Adv Divan: Please give the entire copy .. see 2015-16 there is high income because he was employed then
CJI: Income in 2015-16
Divan: 2 crore 50 lakhs and 1 crore bonus itself..there are also allegations of proxy businesses. Let's take that also for example.. those balance sheets also there. There is nothing to talk about.. if he can just keep the job
Plea in #SupremeCourt seeks FIR against sitting Delhi HC judges
Adv: This plea seeks registration of FIR against sitting HC judges. The issue is when I am the topper of the exam, but all judges.. ideally case should be heard by court 1..
Justice Surya Kant: Are you wanting to argue or you want to do bench hunting? We understand this kind of publicity stunts. Which college you did graduate and MBA?
Adv: engineering from DU and MBA From IIM Kozhikode
Justice Kant: still you make such scandalous allegations
Adv: If this can be treated it as a civil petition.. then this court can..
Justice Kant: just because there are illegal, perverse petitions being filed . You cannot ask FIRs against judges. How many cases have you done
Adv: I did law for this case only
Justice Kant: that's what I thought. Tell me under which law judges are liable to be prosecuted for giving judgments against you.
Justice Kant: What happened to your contempt plea? Why unconditional apology to the tribunal then?
Adv: the court officer told me that earlier order passed was destroyed. the case was earlier only adjourned..
Justice Kant: why unconditional apology
Adv: Justice Vipin Sanghi told me to apologise to tribunal when I moved high court
"We are constantly monitored by social media" - Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is making arguments opposing X Corp's plea in Karnataka HC challenging Central govt. 'Sahyog' portal to issue content blocking orders.
Matter before Justice Nagaprasanna. Track Thread for updates
SG Mehta: We are constantly being monitored by social media sites, we are products for them ... There is a kind of profiling for every individual.
Judge: Whatever you desire...
SG Mehta: .. You are bombarded with it (on the phone). Even speaking is now (monitored)
Judge: Yes, whatever you are speaking to someone, you get all the related content on phone.
Supreme Court to shortly hear the plea where it had granted interim bail to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Professor of Ashoka University, in connection with his Facebook post onΒ Operation Sindoor #SupremeCourt #OperationSindoor
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: A status report has been filed. Please see what was said earlier.. that probe shall be confined to the two FIRs only.
Sr Adv Sibal: please see page 2. Para 8 of the status report. it shows data extraction report of devices and SIT examining it. Then it says investigation shall be carried out in accordance with the law. Then it says reports from FSL received..now they want to know where you travelled for the last 10 years.
Supreme Court to shortly hear a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of Indiaβs June 24, 2025 order for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar months before the state goes to assembly polls #BiharElections2025 #SupremeCourtofIndia @ECISVEEP
Some of the petitions are by TMC MP Mahua Moitra, former AAP co-founder Yogendra Yadav, Manoj RJD MP Manoj Jha, Association for Democratic Reforms among others @MahuaMoitra @_YogendraYadav @RJDforIndia @pbhushan1
@MahuaMoitra @_YogendraYadav @RJDforIndia @pbhushan1 A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi to hear the matter today #BiharElections2025 #SupremeCourtofIndia