CJI: These are political issues. Please take it up with the government. If we have to take up all your PILs then why did we elect the govt and there are houses like Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: I am not aware of this matter..
CJI: If you have a counter affidavit ready then we can list it
Upadhyay: States have also replied my lord. This is why Article 32 is there
BREAKING: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a compliance report before ACMM court with respect to yesterday's order on the look out circular in the #AakarPatel FCRA case.
Mir informs Judge Dharmender Singh who is hearing Aakar Patel's contempt plea about the order of Special CBI Court which stayed the direction of written apology from CBI director and asked him not to leave country without its permission.
A Special CBI Court to shortly start hearing the revision plea of the CBI against the order of a Magistrate asking the agency to withdraw its look out circular against Aakar Patel in a FCRA case.
#SupremeCourt hears an application which objects to the road widening project for the #CharDham yatra.
Adv: whenever there is a diversion of forest land for a non forest purpose, the ecological cost has to be looked into and inspection needs to be minute.
Justice Aniruddha Bose: If you are on mitigation factors then its compensation related
Justice DY Chandrachud: let it come before the expert committee
Advocate: they say they will cut 8,000 trees but says this forest will come in another crown area
DYC J: The committee which NGT has constituted has different body entities like Wildlife warden, conservator for forests etc.
#SupremeCourt to shortly consider an application dealing with judicial officers handling cases against legislators who would be promoted and transferred & would thus need appointment of fresh officers @AshwiniUpadhyay
The application also prays for the permission to Gauhati HC to designate one court of session and one court of JMFC in the district of Kamrup to handle cases against MPs and MLAs #SupremeCourt
Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria: I have filed a 16th report. It needs to be taken up. There is urgency. for 5 years 2000 cases are pending despite SC orders
#SupremeCourt is hearing plea seeking removal of GST and income tax on the Haj services provided to Hajis of India in Saudi Arabia. The bouquet of services include Air tickets, currency exchange, etc
Adv for petitioner: this is a crucial issue about where the service is consumed. The law says that tax will be levied where the consumer is located and we challenge this aspect #hajtax
Justice AM Khanwilkar: Consumption theory that you are trying to tell us for a air company not from India, flying from India, then only the proportion of tax will be for the ratio traveled in India. Is it?
Adv: Counsel: airline analogy the services starts from India.