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.
"Who is responsible for 90,000 pendency in this court?" - #SupremeCourt pulls up lawyer for requesting time in order to seek instructions from client in a case.
Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan.
J. BV Nagarathna: Every time we ask a question the counsel will say I have to seek instructions, adjournment. The pendency of this court is 90,000. Who is responsible for it? It will cross a lakh.
J Nagarathna: This is not the kind of assistance we should get from counsels. We asked a simple question - what is the stand of your party, whether she is interested in the marriage or not. That should be the first question you must ask the party.
#SupremeCourt hears plea seeking investigation into alleged instances of sexual abuse in schools run by ISKCON.
Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan.
Counsel: there are serious cases of sexual abuse and what we have shown is probably the tip of the iceberg. Everything is being suppressed. Somebody will have to investigate. Nobody is doing anything in the matter.
Counsel: We have written to the concerned authority, the National Commission, nobody seems to be taking any action
J Nagarathna: You go to NCPCR
Counsel: I have. There was no response. Reminder was also given
#SupremeCourt hears plea filed by a Christian officer challenging his termination from the #IndianArmedForces over refusal to participate in regimental weekly religious parades
Bench: CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Sr Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan (for petitioner): They dismiss him for one single infraction. He doesn't enter the sanctorum where his troops are offering worship.
CJI: This kind of cantankerous person deserves to be in Force? India's most top discipline force...
Gopal S: This one place in Punjab did not have a sarv dharm sthal...it had a Gurudwara...he is standing right outside sanctorum...he told them everything else you want me to do outside, I'll do...but entering the sanctorum is against my faith...only 1 individual had a problem with this. Just see the termination order passed. He is not a cantankerous man
CJI: What kind of communications he has been sending...he should have been thrown out for this only...grossest kind of indiscipline by an army official...
Gopal S: By joining Army, one does not lose religious...
J Bagchi: If the pastor of your faith feels it does not violate your basic [...], will the personal belief of the person override?
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CJI: You are the troop leader...because of 6 soldiers, there is a gurudwara...gurudwara is one of the most secular places to visit...the tenor and manner in which he is acting, is he not insulting fellow soldiers? Religious ego such high that he does not care about others? If someone asked him to perform religious rituals, it would be understandable...
Gopal S: That's the thing, being leader, he was required to...
CJI: Please, in gurudwara, there are no such rituals. He is not following advice of the pastor? He said he will not go in sarv dharm sthal even if it had church. If this is approach of troop leader!
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing Delhi riots larger conspiracy matter in which Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisa Fatima and others have sought bail.
Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria
Delhi police to conclude arguments today, order likely to be reserved.
ASG Raju: since 53 were killed, 513 were injured, there was a lot of violence- fire arms were used, petrol bombs, acid, sticks, lathis, stones were pelted.
First chargesheet 16 sep 2020, several sections of IPC 302, 307, 25 and 27 of Arms Act, 13, 16, 18 of UAPA etc. Cognisance taken on 17.9.20, Abdul Saifi, Gulfisha, etc-they were there in this chargesheet, 22 Nov, 2020 was second chargesheet in which Umar Khalid and Sharjeel were named.
Mylords kindly note the chargesheet was also for section 16(a)A of UAPA where there is no minimum punishment and is punishable to death. In both 17 Sep, and 24 Nov, both chargesheet cognisance was taken.