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Aug 15, 2021 • 19 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X

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Supreme Court Bar Association to conduct 75th Independence Day celebrations shortly.

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to grace the event.

#SupremeCourt #IndependenceDay #SCBA @KirenRijiju

The national flag will be unfurled in the Supreme Court lawns. Judges start arriving #supremecourt

Link for live streaming:

#supremecourt #independenceday

CJI NV Ramana to arrive shortly
#supremecourt #independenceday

CJI NV Ramana and SCBA members hoist the Indian National Flag

CJI NV Ramana and other dignitaries
#supremecourt #independenceday

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

#Supremecourt

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.

#supremeCourt

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.

#supremecourt #independenceday

Secretary SCBA, Adv Ardhendumauli K Prasad delivers the vote of thanks.

Event concludes

#supremecourt

(Left to Right) Justice AM Khanwilkar, CJI NV Ramana, SG Tushar Mehta, Sr Adv Vikas Singh, Justice R Subharamnium & Adv AK Prasad, Secretary SCBA
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Dec 11

[Prajwal Revanna Vs State of Karnataka]

Sr Adv Siddharth Dave: Please see the observations made by the HC judge

CJI Surya Kant on alleging bias against Judges: There are hypothetical situations in court. We make observations. But I am not someone who will take browbeating. Not so easy with me. As soon as the judge makes an observation there are allegations made against him.#SupremeCourt

CJI Surya Kant: Sometimes we make errors but we rectify it. I just did it. We deal with such large volume of cases and evidence.

Sr Adv Sidharth Luthra: Please see what the trial court observed that the accused was taken aback by framing of charge. The court has proceeded...

Sr Adv Dave: the judge holds that I should be proceeded against misconduct.

CJI: court was correct because counsels were being changed so often.

CJI: we will help you rebuild trust and faith in the system.

[Order]

CJI: Instant appeal is against September 2025 order passed by Karnataka HC declining petitioner prayer for transfer of trial pending before the learned presiding judge of 81st city civil (MP MLA court). Prayer was to transfer case to to any other MP MLA court.

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Dec 11

Supreme Court hears a euthanasia application by the parents of a child:

Court: this is very very unfortunate. The boy seems to be in a pathetic condition. The bedsores are extremely painful. And when a patient in vegetative state suffers from bedsores means he’s not been looked after well. His hygiene is poor. Bedsores are the end of everything. Now we have waterbeds etc to prevent formation of bedsores. They are extremely painful. Doctors have said in so many words that there is no question of recovery. So he is to remain like this till he is destined to leave.

Court: how do we now move to the next stage?

Counsel: as per the judgement in common cause the next step to be followed by the reference of a secondary board formed by the CMO. But in this case the primary board already had 5 experts constituted by the CMO so it does not require the secondary board reference. The next step is to admit him to a neuro palliative facility where life support will be withdrawn.

Court: to pass over the secondary board reference they (members of the primary board) will need to have people with 5 years experience.

Counsel: yes. Your lordships can even have a committee of experts as per the judgement.

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Dec 9

Supreme Court resumes hearing the challenge to the Special Intensive Revision as conducted by the election commission of India in Bihar

Sr Adv Shadan Farasat begins

Farasat: Your Lordships in multiple judgments have said that Articles 324 to 329 constitute one scheme. Your Lordships will recall that the Representation of the People Acts of 1950 and 1951 were passed by the Constituent Assembly sitting as the Provisional Parliament.

Recall that the 1950 and 1951 Acts were enacted by the provisional Parliament. The first general election in India took place from October 1951 to February 1952 after these Acts were enacted. Although the composition was the same as the Constituent Assembly, my submission is that Articles 324 to 329 read with the 1950 and 1951 Acts form one constitutional code.

This code gives a very clear indication of the powers of the Election Commission.

Farasat: The question I am addressing is the scope and power of the Election Commission regarding the determination of citizenship while preparing electoral rolls. Do they have a role. What is the extent of that role. Because my respectful submission is on this issue.

Please have Article 324. Article 324 contains the general power of superintendence.

Next, Article 325:

“There shall be one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency for election to either House of Parliament or to the House or either House of the Legislature of a State and no person shall be ineligible for inclusion in any such roll or claim to be included in any special electoral roll for any such constituency on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or any of them.”

This is a non discrimination provision. Article 325 mirrors the language of Article 15. The same grounds. Religion, race, caste, sex.

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Dec 9

Supreme Court to resume hearing today pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and other accused seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

#UmarKhalid #SupremeCourtofIndia

Sr. Adv. Siddhartha Dave appearing for Sharjeel Imam to continue arguments today.

Counsel states Umar Khalid has moved the trial court seeking interim bail for attending his sister’s wedding.

Counsel: I just wanted to inform. Such bail has been granted before as well.

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Dec 4

Supreme Court hears the challenge to the SIR process

Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan: This is an IA. We have details from 35 to 40 BLOs who have committed suicide. These are all aanganwadi workers , teachers .. Section 32 ROPA notices are being sent to them saying that they will be imprisoned for 2 years if they don't meet deadlines. 50 FIRs have been filed against BLOs in UP. They are taking pride in this.

CJI Surya Kant: See if it is an lawful excercise.. it has to be performed. State can substitute the workers.

#SIR #SupremeCourt

CJI: List 3 employees are provided by the state govt. So ECI has to speak with state government

Sr Adv Maninder Singh: 91 percent process is complete in Tamil Nadu

CJI: are you only on Tamil Nadu..

Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan: TN is first and also all the states. There was a boy who wanted to attend his wedding.. he was denied and he committed suicide.

CJI: somebody can be unwell.. there can be done other health reasons also...

Sr Adv Gopal Sankarnarayanan: But the electoral officer is their boss and they report to the ECI. States are not on the process.

CJI: state govt deploys these workers. So we can tell the states that wherever workers are facing issues they can be substituted.

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Dec 3

Parliament Questions
Sasmit Patra asked about the number of cases filed, disposed and pending before DRTs.

The Government responded that 1,78,172 cases are pending before Debt Recovery Tribunals, along with 66,876 SARFAESI applications, as of 14 November 2025.

Patra asked the Government for forum-wise data on cases filed, disposed and pending before the NCLT, DRTs, SARFAESI recovery forums and erstwhile BIFR.

NCLT:
As of 30 September 2025, the National Company Law Tribunal has:
53,727 total cases filed

46,725 cases disposed

7,002 cases pending

Budget Allocation & Utilisation (NCLT vs DRT):

FY 2022–23:
NCLT: ₹86.80 cr allocated; ₹86.27 cr utilised
DRT: ₹155.72 cr allocated; ₹154.79 cr utilised

FY 2023–24:
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DRT: ₹171.95 cr allocated; ₹175.55 cr utilised

FY 2024–25:
NCLT: ₹135.87 cr allocated; ₹122.59 cr utilised
DRT: ₹212.07 cr allocated; ₹183.63 cr utilised

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