Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes up for hearing petition which had sought clearance of the protest site in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh where sit in protest against CAA was being staged.
Advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi declines to withdraw his petition.
Petitioner in person Amit Sahni: I have only thing to say that such kind of protests should not take place in future. Even yesterday there was a chakka jam in Haryana
Petitioner Amit Sahni: political compulsion cannot be the reason to continue such protests. Such protests cannot continue. Despite your direction to not block roads, some protests went on for 100 days. Keep this matter pending and pass directions
Adv Mehmood Pracha: if such protests are happening peacefully then no directions should be issued. Some persons were sent earlier in such protests to create a riot. This should not happen again
Pracha: State machinery was misused... Protests were proceeding for months there peacefully.
The aspect of violence is a crucial aspect which has to be considered.
(Pracha calls for a universal policy for holding such demonstrations)
Justice Kaul: There cannot be a universal policy because situations and facts are different every time.
Justice Kaul notes that #COVID19 pandemic led to a change in the situation so the experiment carried out by way of appointing interlocutors could not be seen.
Delhi High Court to hear the defamation suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against YouTuber Mohak Mangal over a video accusing ANI of extortion and blackmail after copyright strikes.
Comedian Kunal Kamra and AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair are also added as defendants for sharing the video on their X handles.
ANI is seeking takedown of the video, no further trademark infringement and damages of Rs. 2 crores, 10 lakhs.
Ceremonial bench proceedings underway to mark the last working day of Justice Abhay S Oka
AG R Venkataramani: All of us got equal treatment in your court. I have cherished the questioning moments. By working so tirelessly you have set bad standards for your law clerks as some even forgot to go home..
SG Tushar Mehta: Despite such an irreparable loss you treated duty as a judge first. You could have addressed virtually also. This shows duty. Please spare more time for family. You have often been much more prepared than lawyers. Your lordships services are required and please do not close any door
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SG: you may not believe in God, but i believe, May God be always on your side. Me and ASG Raju were almost always at the wrong side of the judgment ..but our love and respect for you was never affected. We respect your for who you are.
Delhi High Court to shortly hear a defamation suit filed by Newslaundry Executive Editor Manisha Pande and eight other women journalists against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra for referring to them as ‘prostitutes’ and their workplace as a ‘brothel.’
Advocate Bani Dixit appears for Newslaundry journalists. She says "Plaintiffs are journalists from all walks of life. These are defamatory articles outside the bounds of criticism. These are all working women."
Court: What does the defendant do ?
Dixit: The kind of things he has said I cannot read it out also.
Supreme Court to shortly hear a petition challenging the arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor at Ashoka University, Sonipat, over certain remarks on Operation Sindoor
Supreme Court bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai would hear the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on May 20, for the limited purpose of interim relief
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The bench will consider whether interim relief of stay is required on three issues - waqf by user, nomination of non-Muslims to the Wakf Council and State Waqf Boards and identification of government land under waqf #WaqfAct
The Central government had earlier told the Supreme Court that certain key provisions of the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the formation of the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Boards and provisions on de-notifying properties already declared or registered as waqf, will not be acted upon for the time being.