#SupremeCourt is hearing a public interest litigation regarding the operation of the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam, a longstanding dispute between the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. #mullaperiyardam
Sr Adv Jaideep Gupta: there is a new writ petition filed. Writ was seeking finalising of all these matters.
Sr Adv Shekhar Naphade: please take these matters on a non miscellaneous day
SC: We have part heard on the NMD days
Gupta: the rule curve has to be settled now. we want the rule curve to be looked into. there is urgency in the sense that it needs to be heard
Naphade: we are also anxious for it to be heard.
Gupta: let this matter be listed after the two part heard matters are over
Adv Wills Mathew: we say that Tamil Nadu should get water but security concerns of Kerala has to be taken care of.
SC: Once we issue notice and if this matter is incomplete then other problems will arise. we can dispose your plea with liberty to raise all points in the main one
VK Biju: i have issues with seepage,how much water is there and what should be the height of reservoir and what is the amount of agricultural land is there? no other plea has raised it
Bench: we will fix this issue after the two part heard matters (zakia jafri and PMLA issue). This will remain on list. #supremecourt#mullaperiyar
SC: In all fairness it is submitted that there is no immediate direction at this stage. we have no difficulty in agreeing to expeditious disposal of main proceeding. the matters to proceed after the two part heard matters conclude. Let this be listed on December 10 for directions
SC: List it for directions only. in the event the part heard matters is concluded early the registry may fix this matter for directions before December 10, 2021. as regards to a connected SLP, issues raised is overlapping with the main writ
SC: It is agreed that formal notice may not be issued in present SLP but petitioner be allowed to raise all contentions in main matter. respondents are at liberty to file affidavit in ref to any specific issue they propose to counter on facts
#BombayHighCourt refuses to restrain #NawabMalik and #NCP party members from publishing any material against father of #SameerWankhede and his family members till pendency of his defamation suit.
“Although plaintiff has right to privacy, the defendant has right to freedom of speech and expression, there has to be balancing of fundamental rights” Court read order.
“Whether the tweets made contain allegations pertaining to discharge of official functions? Whether the publications prove to be false? Whether there was reasonable verification of facts?” Court read order
#SupremeCourt is hearing a petition challenging the change in the land use of a plot where the new official residences of the vice president and the Prime Minister are stipulated as part of the ambitious Centra Vista project in Delhi
Adv Shikhil Suri: Rejoinder has been filed
SC: You argue the case
Suri: I saw the time
SC: it's fine the time is for us and not you
Adv Suri: The point of having no recreational play area is not legal
SC: you have to show how the modification is not permissible in law
Suri: we are saying it's not in public interest and no use in converting a green area into residential one
#SupremeCourt is hearing a plea by “Utran Se Besthan Railway Jhopadpatti Vikas Mandal” against demolition of over 10,000 slum dwellers living near the railway lines in the city of Surat, Gujarat
Sr Colin Gonsalves: State says they are committed to implement Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and rehabilitation is to be borne by executing agency which is railways here. Corporation has also washed it's hands off. Now they PMAY has to be adopted
SC: why in railway land and why not corporation or state land. PMAY cannot be in railway land
Gonsalves: Railways in their affidavitss say that encroachers on railway property is large and for this they want to clear 2.6 kms.
Supreme Court bench led by Justice MR Shah to hear Gujarat Govt in the Covid Death Compensation case. SC had rapped the state for "overreaching directions" by constituting Scrutiny Committee to compensate COVID Deaths #supremecourt
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: Let me propose a solution
Justice Shah: we don't want to know the reason why or how something has not been done
SG: Please have it on Friday
Justice Shah: now they have come out with a list of documents to be submitted to scrutiny committee. what are you saying ! show us the application form
#SupremeCourt is hearing a plea filed by Alibaba Cloud (India) challenging the order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High court which had rejected interim relief for restoration of the operation of their bank account which was attached by a Sessions Court
State of MP Counsel Saurabh Mishra: full cooperation has not come from Alibaba. There have not been full disclosure, Unless there is full disclosure how can there be defreezing of account
Justice Khanwilkar: what are the areas on what you want disclosure
Mishra: please keep it pending and we will send a questionnaire on what disclosure we want