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.
Justice Abhay Oka, former Supreme Court judge, to shortly speak at the 45th JP Memorial Lecture at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
The judge will be speaking on "Reclaiming Justice: Bringing Back The Constitution & The People Into The Judiciary"
#JusticeAbhayOka
J Oka: Fortunately, my parents made me compulsorily read a Marathi and English newspapers. Then I read about JP Narayan, how he began a movement and how he became a leader. We knew him as somebody who led agitations against the then Indira Gandhi government. He was truely a Gandhian, a colleague of Vinobaji Bhave... He was a strong supporter of "non-violence."
#JusticeOka
J Oka reads out a quote by JP Narayan on non-violence.
In few lines, such a beautiful message has been given by him. When I was reading about him, I felt that he should have continued in active life for more 10 years. What he started in Bihar, was incomplete due to Emergency and his health. Perhaps had he continued his active life for more 10 years, we would have been a different India today.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas is considering the case
The plea was preferred by the father of the accused contending that the movie may prejudice the trial in the case, which is still pending before the Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram.
#KeralaHighCourt today heard a public interest litigation seeking removal of all cigarette advertisements and for disclosing #nicotine and tar content on #cigarette packets
Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar VM considered the matter.
During the last hearing, the State had informed that there are no Central government Rules specifying the maximum permissible nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes. The DSGI was requested to assist the Court, noting that the absence of specification of the maximum permissible nicotine and tar contents in cigarettes and other tobacco products is likely to cause serious health issues.
Karnataka HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against brewery where a teenager is alleged to have consumed alcohol and subsequently died
The court directs the brewery and similar establishments in Bengaluru to initiate rigorous age verification protocols.
The court dictates the order,
" ...Be it through the aadhar or other valid identification at the threshold of entry and further verification should follow when liquor / alcohol is ordered by persons appearing to be youthful..."
"...The breweries cannot be complacent. Age verification cannot be a perfunctory ritual. It must be a living practise by display of conspicuous warnings by insistence of documentary proof..."
#SupremeCourt continues hearing writ petition by NGO Vanashakti, in which last year it recalled its own order that prohibited granting retrospective environmental clearances.
Counsel: I will show through the architecture of EIA notification how any kind of blanket regime for post facto clearance should not be permitted. For individual projects my lords may want to take steps under article 142 but it may not be a reason to dilute the principle.
Counsel: that is how human nature is. Project proponents will always feel that is easier to seek forgiveness than ask for permission.
ASG Aishwarya Bhati: District Judge report has probably not been received. Commissioner, IOs are here.
Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi represents petitioner (victim/her parents)
J Bagchi: How did the offense get reduced from S. 6 to S.10?
ASG Bhati refers to CWC report
J Bagchi: CWC report prevails over statement of the child ? See the police officers and station. 2 Dep Commissioner of Police. If this is the quality of understanding sensitivity in case of a 4-yr old child, what do you expect of rule of law? You say it's not a case of rape but assault?
ASG: Investigation is going on. THey have gone on CWC report
J Bagchi: We are indicating what's distressing. Highest police officials taking that stance to bring down the offense to S.10! It's for courts to decide, not CWC
CJI: The way family and child have been harassed! Child went through more horrifying experience after what happened with her. Repeated victimization!
J Bagchi: Worst form of disrespect to a victim!
CJI: You're disbelieving a 4 yr child going on CCTV! Shame on them! If state has any respect for law, they will transfer them! The moment we take cognizance, you start arresting!
ASG: Max medical report - parents themselves were a little doubtful. State has tried to investigate.
CJI: Height of insensitivity exhibited in this case.
CJI:Who appointed these CWC members? Acted as if victim was a table or chair! They should have gone to her house
ASG: Commissioner only called the parents, not the child
CJI : Why can't police go to house of victim? Does he think of himself to be...?