CJI DY Chandrachud: Please don't raise your voice. This is not the way to behave as the President of SCBA. You're asking for a land allotted to the SC to be given to the bar. I have made my decision. It will be taken on 17th and it will not be first on board.
Singh: Just because the bar doesn't do anything doesn't mean it should be taken for granted. I feel strongly for this. 20 years lawyers have been waiting to be allotted chambers.
CJI DY Chandrachud: Mr Singh, I am the Chief Justice of India. I have been on the bench for long. I have never let myself be brow beaten by bar members and I will not let it happen in the final 2 years of my life.
#SupremeCourt pulls up lawyer who represents an accused in the Tamil Nadu cash for jobs scam trial for filing an SLP for the cause of the victims of the same scam.
The SLP is against trial court orders to club charge sheets.
Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
J Oka: This Anti Corruption Movement is supporting the accused?
Counsel: No my lord.
J Oka: Then how can you appear? You are appearing for accused in the same case. And you are appearing for the Anti Corruption Movement?
J Oka: Tell us very clearly. are you not appearing for some of the accused?
Counsel: I am appearing for the accused...
J Oka: We will refer the case to Bar Council and direct misconduct inquiry to be held against you.
Over 7 lakh criminal appeals pending before High Courts:
#SupremeCourt asks HCs to accept suggestions for digitisation of court records, creation of post of Registrar (Case Management), and have regional benches with lower pendency dispose of pending cases in principal benches.
Order: As of 22nd March, the total pendency of criminal appeals (appeals against conviction and acquittal) is 7,24,192. The major share of pendency is of Allahabad where total 2.77 lakh criminal appeals are pending. Madhya Pradesh has pendency of 1.15 lakh criminal appeals.
Order: Even in some of the smaller states pendency is on the higher side. Patna HC has pendency of 44664 Punjab and Haryana HC has 79326 and Rajasthan has 56455 pending appeals. Bombay HC has pendency of 28257 appeals. Smaller states like CG have more than 18000 pending cases.
#SupremeCourt has issued contempt notice to Chief Secretaries of Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, and Haryana for non-compliance with its order to fill vacancies in all pollution control boards and committees by April 30, 2025.
Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
Delhi Pollution Control Committee has more than 50% vacant posts. The court ordered the chief secretary to physically appear on 19th May. Personal presence of other Chief Secretaries dispensed with for the time being.
In August last year, the court set the deadline for NCR States to fill the vacancies.
#SupremeCourt hears the Delhi Air Pollution matter regarding vehicular pollution, ban on firecrackers and stubble burning.
Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
#DelhiAirPollution
IA challenging ban on firecrackers in West Bengal:
Court: in this PIL the court is only dealing with NCERT daily NCR. IA dismissed. All prayers kept open.
Vehicular pollution -
Amicus Curiae Aparajita Singh: CAQM has filed a positive affidavit accepting most recommendations.
ASG Aishwarya Bhati: No entry of LGVs, MGVs, and HGVs other than BS6 CNG, LNG and EVs into Delhi from 1st November 2025 except vehicles registered in Delhi
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing today the case where it proposed demotion of a Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh who, as Tahsildar, #demolished slum-dwellers' huts in violation of a High Court order
Bench: Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih
Hearing begins
The petitioner-Deputy Collector shows disinclination to furnish undertaking that he would work at post of Deputy Tahsildar
Court is displeased
J Gavai: This shows his attitude towards orders of Courts!
J Gavai: We wanted to save his career. But if he does not want, we can't help. This shows what attitude he must have had about orders of HC
Delhi High Court raps Baba Ramdev, says he lives in his own world and is not in anyone’s control.
This was after Court was informed that Ramdev again published a video against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza. Court finds him prima facie in contempt of previous order.
The Court had recently rapped Ramdev over his remarks against Rooh Afza, saying that it shocked its conscience and was indefensible.
Later, Ramdev said that all advertisements will be removed by him and Patanjali.
Justice Amit Bansal today was informed that despite the court’s previous order, Ramdev again published a video making objectionable statements.