CJI SA Bobde announces that over the weekend he discovered his son who is practicing in Mumbai has been appearing for the last 2 years in a slum rehabilitation matter for a subsidiary company of Shapoorji Pallonji group.
Discussion on interest that Ratan Tata had in Ola/ Uber
Sundaram says he had a personal interest in Ola
CJI Bobde: Does it mean he had business interest
Dr. Singhvi says he wanted to have Tata cars used in Ola and Uber and not just Ola as suggested by Mistry
TATA v MISTRY
CJI Bobde: Mr. Sundaram, you must bear in mind that this is a private company. Our experience with such companies is that they have heads of families controlling, giving directions etc. Birlas, Tata all have such structures.
Your SP Group might also have it.
TATA v MISTRY
CJI Bobde: What is wrong in head of family wanting information or wanting to control decisions.
Sundaram: This company owns many listed companies running to 65 lakh crores with public shareholders. So there should be some kind of independence in decision making.
If they wanted to keep a family affair, they should have remained so instead of making it public
TATA v. MISTRY
A public charitable trust cannot legally run such companies. That is why it needs it be "board run": CA Sundaram.
#MadrasHighCourt again suggests that State should have mechanisms to monitor media reports so reported offences can be acted against without waiting for a complaint.
Says print media, visual media reports should be checked.
"Each and everything, let us not wait for a PIL."
It is seen there is no mechanism to take note of acts of negligence, damage to public property, civic duties which may be reported in the media, Court notes.
Court says there should be a special committee of officials from all government departments which could go into media and social media reports and act to address any reported problems then and there.
#BombayHighCourt begins hearing the plea filed by Sunaina Holey accused of making objectionable statements against the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray.
#MadrasHighCourt, Madurai Bench while hearing PIL re misuse of Advocate stickers pasted on vehicles:
"First of all, what is the legal sanctity of the sticker? ... When widely it is misused, and it is reflecting (badly) on the profession, why not the Bar Council give it up?”
Court also orally expresses reservations over a proposal that directions may be given so that Advocate stickers are only purchased from the Bar Council, which may be verified by the police.
#BombayHighCourt begins hearing plea of #BhimaKoregaon accused #varavararao raising grievance against violation of his fundamental rights by not providig adequate medical facilties to him.
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh begins by submitting that Rao was in hospital and now as per the hospital he can now be discharged.
Court indicates that they want to hear the plea finally.
ASG pointed out that the reliefs sought by the petitioners are on medical grounds.
#BombayHighCourt is hearing the plea filed by ARG Outlier parent company of Republic TV challenging the FIR filed in the TRP scam case implicating the channel.
The matter came up in the first half of the court session when the lawyers appearing for ARG Outlier sought for an adjournment so that Sr. Adv. Harish Salve can appear for Goswami through video conferencing tomorrow.
Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik hearing the plea asked the lawyer to seek everyone's consent for VC and come at 2.30 pm.