Sr Adv Vikas Singh: We are grateful to CJI Ramana, Justices AM Khanwilkar and R Subhramanium who are present here today. It's a historic day on the 75th Independence Day
CJI: Today is a very happy and historic day. Apart from celebrating the day it is an occasion for all of us to rethink and review our politics and what we have achieved and what we have to achieve in the future. 75 years is not a small period in country's history
CJI: We were given jaggery and murmura in school. Lot of development has taken place since then. Small things given to us in school made us happy. even though today we get so many facilities we are not happy this is because are saturation levels have hit the bottom
CJI: The independence struggle was led by lawyers, whether it is Babu Rajendra Prasad or Mahatma Gandhi who were legal luminaries and sacrificed their property and life. First members of look sabha and Rajya Sabha are all lawyers
CJI: But we know what is happening in the houses with respect to laws. There used to be debates in the parliament, there was a debate regarding the Industrial Disputes Act and a member from Tamil Nadu used to discuss so elaborately how it affected working class
CJI: So when courts interpreted the laws it was easy as we knew legislative intent. NOW IT IS SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS. There are a lot of gaps and we don't know why the laws are being made.
CJI: This is causing great inconvenience to public and this is what happens when lawyers are not there in the houses. I don't want to say more than this but its time for the legal community to step forward and take charge.
CJI: Supreme Court has played an active role in the country and we hope and expect we will contribute more. There are small issues but around 75 percent of the people in need have got legal aid. In Nov 26 and 27 we may have workshops on Constitution Day
CJI: I wish you all happy and peaceful Independence Day.
SG Tushar Mehta: My Lord (CJI) is the karta of Indian legal family and thus I have nothing to say much more. India is a young democracy... look around the neighbouring countries and they call themselves democracy and how it has failed partly.
SG Mehta: we have been able to sustain it how it was envisioned by framers of the Indian Constitution.
Supreme Court hears a plea related to Viktoriia Basu, a Russian mother who absconded with her 4-year-old son amid an ongoing custody battle with her Indian husband.
The Court had earlier directed the Centre to trace her after she reportedly went missing with the child.
Bench: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymala Bagchi
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informs the Court that the investigation has reached a stage where diplomatic channels are being engaged.
She submits that steps are being taken with Nepal, UAE, and Russia, as these appear to be the directions in which Viktoriia Basu has moved.
Justice Kant tells ASG Aishwarya Bhati that the child was not in the custody of either parent, but under the custody of the Supreme Court itself—hence, the matter is being taken very seriously as the child was taken from the Court’s custody.
Supreme Court hears a Public Interest Litigation seeking ban on betting apps and stringent regulations for online gaming and fantasy sports.
Bench: Justice Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi
In may 2025, Supreme Court on sought response from a Union Government and observed that it will consider issuing notice to States at a later stage if it deems necessary.
Supreme Court hears the plea by son of former parliamentarian Mohan Delkar and a complainant in the abetment to suicide case of his father, Abhinav Delkar assailing the Bombay High Court ruling to quash the FIR against nine accused including Praful Patel, administrator of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Diu and Daman, and Lakshadweep 'to prevent abuse of law'
Sr Adv Meenakshi Arora appears for the petitioner
Arora: He says the deputy collector and the administrator misbehaved..
CJI: show us who.. where is it mentioned
Arora: I will show.. this is the humiliation.. it's there in his suicide note also
CJI: but can this humiliation be said to compel leading to suicide. If a lawyer is humiliated by judge saying your client has chosen an idiot person to represent him or that the lawyer is stupid and does not know anything..then after 3 days he commits suicide. Will the judge be held responsible under section 306 IPC. In Bombay HC I have quashed so many such cases.
#Breaking Terrosim has no religion but conviction cannot be based on moral grounds, NIA Court acquitts all seven accused including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
An explosion that occured on September 29, 2009 at Malegaon, Nashik had killed six people and injured over 100.
Special Judge AK Lahoti while acquitting all 7 observed that the prosecution failed to bring any 'cogent evidence' and therfore requires court to extend the benefit of doubt to all accused.
Regarding charges against Sadhvi Pragya, the court observed that the prosecution failed to prove that the bike on which the bomb was allegedly strapped belonged to her.
Serial number of the chasis was not completely recovered by the forensic experts and therefore the prosecution failed to prove that the bike Infact belonged to her.
Moreover, Thakur had become a sanyasi and had left all material things two years before the blast.
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai to shortly address the felicitation function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
#SupremeCourt #CJI #felicitationceremony
SCBA President Vikas Singh addresses the ceremony
Vikas Singh: it’s a matter of privilege for me to do this for CJI Gavai. He was very reluctant to accept this function since he felt that a better occasion will be when he demits office and I speak about what he has done for the bar and for the institution rather than speak when he’s entering office.
Delhi High Court is hearing the petition filed by accused Mohd Javed challenging the release of the movie Udaipur Files.
The matter is being heard by Chief Justice Devendra kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela
Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy for petitioner Javed- 160 witnesses remain to be examined. I am entitled to fair trial under Art 21. First proposition is my right to fair trial is jeopardised by the relase of this movie.