Justice DY Chandrachud led bench hears a petition on whether the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) exercise its jurisdiction over railway areas without the consent of the concerned State government (Anup Majee vs State of WB)
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi: FIR was registered against me for coal being stolen from ECL. But FIR was registered against us by CBI even when consent was withdrawn thus it was a forbidden territory for them. Police is State subject.
Rohatgi: Central Police cannot March its own army in the state territory and say they will probe the offence superseding the jurisdiction of State authority.
[Day 8] 5-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court will continue hearing the challenge to Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act which provides educational and employment reservation to #Marathas.
Bench led by Justice SS Shinde in the previous hearing asked the prosecution to get instructions on the possible timeline for completion of the investigation.
CJI SA Bobde led bench to shortly hear NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR's) application seeking an interim direction to bar the sale of Electoral Bonds. #SupremeCourt #ElectoralBonds
Plea states #ElecroralBonds led to annual contribution reports of political parties to be furnished to ECI which need not mention names and addresses of those contributing by way of electoral bonds, thereby killing transparency in political funding
#SupremeCourt bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy to shortly hear plea by Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Para. Bir Singh seeking CBI probe against "corrupt malpractices" by state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh @AnilDeshmukhNCP @CPMumbaiPolice
Plea by Singh also challenges the order passed by the State on March 17 transferring Singh from the post of Commissioner, Mumbai Police as being violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution
Justice DY Chandrachud e-inaugurates 3 E-Seva Kendras for the Patna High Court, Patna Civil Court, Panchayat Raj, Lakhnaur.
Patna HC CJ Sanjay Karol observed that the E-Seva Kendras will aid in access to justice for all stakeholders even in the remotest areas.
Justice Chandrachud observes that it is symbolic, as Chief Justice Karol said, that the e-Seva Kendras are being inaugurated a year after the COVID-19 lockdown was announced.
Justice Chandrachud: We are meeting here with a sense of hope, amidst loss.
Justice Chandrachud observes that there is a united sense of hardship shared by Indians across the country, which helps in understanding what is being overcome.