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 to hear plea filed by senior advocate @KapilSibal challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution that permits legislators to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law by taking the route of a political party merger.
@KapilSibal Bench: Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe
J Narasimha: why Article 32?
Sibal: huge recupercussions on policy, Goa matter pending
J Narasimha: we will tag
Sibal: see my proposal, I am in another capacity. electoral verdict can be changed through this process, majority will become minority, vice versa
J Narasimha: these are issues typically to be raised before the floor of house if not, then before political party. 10th schedule is intended to regulate mechnism. what transpired working of 10th schedule we have been seeing it, enormous issues.
Sibal: complete fraud
J Narasimha: who made it? its the making of the members of parliament, it is for the problems of the legislators to be decide. we will issue notice.
#SupremeCourt to hear today pleas seeking registration of FIRs against #DelhiPolice and #CAPF personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested against #NEETPaperLeak and examination irregularities
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana
The petitioners specifically seek probe into the incidents of July 20, when the #SansadChalo march to Parliament was statedly met with use of tear gas and batons
@Cockroachisback #DharmendraPradhan
The pleas seek an independent investigation into the incidents, preservation of CCTV footage, body-camera recordings and other electronic evidence, besides compensation for protesters found to have suffered injuries
Earlier, CJI Kant declined listing of a letter petition on the issue (mentioned by Adv Narendra Mishra). Subsequently, the CJI clarified that the listing was declined as there was no properly filed petition before the court at the time.
#SupremeCourt #CJP #NEETExam #StudentsProtest
Pleas alleging police brutality during #StudentsProtest mentioned before #SupremeCourt
Shakil: we have filed a writ petition with comprehensive information, including Bihar firing
Another counsel: multiple writs and applications filed. on account of students who have been beaten up
CJI: already filed?
Counsels: yes, we want them to be taken up alongwith cases listed today
Shakil: use of AK 47 in Siwan yesterday...we have filed data
Sr Adv Vikas Singh: Pan-India order required
CJI: One way out is, today's matter also we take up tomorrow
Counsel: I am for families of policemen beaten. Need permission to participate. They have been kicked, lynched literally
CJI: Right to peaceful, lawful protest absolutely guaranteed under Constitution. So long as it is peaceful agitation, merely because there is agitation, there can't be [excess]
J Bagchi - Injury to individual, be it to policemen or [students], is of equal concern. We may call upon state to concern why adequate [...] not given to police to handle such.
Delhi High Court is hearing a PIL alleging continuous surveillance on student protesters at Jantar Mantar by Delhi Police.
Matter before Chief Justice bench.
@Cockroachisback
Court: Why plurality of petitions?
Senior Adv Nandita Rao appears for Petitioner requests for notice.
SGI Tushar Mehta: I have preliminary objection.
Rao: Law in Puttuswamy is very clear. In a democratic polity, there is right to privacy at public place. Even during protest. Yes it can be restrained but there is triple test. It is to be based on State need and it has to be proportionate.
Bhojshala Temple - Kamalmaula Mosque matter mentioned before #SupremeCourt.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta: The government machinery and community leaders are consulting each other and they are jointly trying to find a place.
Kindly have it on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmedi: I had first mentioned it on Wednesday and pointed out that we have already missed two Friday prayers. They are not allocating a site either adjacent or near as per your lordships' orders.
Huzefa: it was supposed to be listed today but strangely it was not in the list. There refusing to give a suicide which is near or adjacent. There was a meeting with community leaders but they are giving us a site which is 1.3 kms away if you go by the road
#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking to restrain livestream and video circulation of court proceedings
Sr Adv Vikas Singh: Livestream - personally I don't see any problem
CJI Kant: Now this forces everyone to read things
J Bagchi: Regulating data is one of the biggest challenges in digital space...so we should ensure limited access and therefore restrict live stream itself. Parties must expressly make prayer that I want to see...IT CAN'T BE 24/7 ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL BY COURT
Singh flags what happened in J KV Viswanathan's court: it has become a joke.
SG Tushar Mehta backs Singh's submissions
Issue of short clips of court proceedings circulating without context flagged
SG: Suppose your lordships are saying something to me and I am responding...there are AI tools...with same lip movement, my and your lordships' words can be changed in our respective voices
CJI - In print forum, I have already experienced. What I never said was thrusted upon me by these people
Singh presses for interim order
SG: In some HCs, some people try to be social media celebrities
CJI: Current example is day before. Morning, mentioning is made before me. Till today 10 AM, no petition is filed. Can an application sent to Secy General be entertained as a writ petition?
Singh: A petition was pending on that in Delhi HC. Probably lawyer did not know HC was seized of issue
SG: He does it every time. Background only lawyers would know.
Notice issued
On oral mentioning, High Courts also impleaded
Order: Union will put up a proposal wrt the nodal ministries to give effect to the prayers made in the petition
Singh presses for interim order
SG: I join Mr Singh
Singh: Even this hearing may be misinterpreted
Order: HCs to submit report on adoption of [...] circulated by this court. They will also explain impact of continuous live streaming
J Bagchi: Requests are made for online access. That link is shared. That also has to be regulated
Singh: It's being used to show I argued this or that
SG - Facebook and Instagram full of such clips
J Bagchi - We cannot stop demon which is out of bag.
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing pleas filed by @UDF_BHARAT and @FAIMA_INDIA_ raising structural issues regarding the working of @NTA_Exams in light of failures to conduct the NEET exam.
@UDF_BHARAT @FAIMA_INDIA_ @NTA_Exams Bench: JJ PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe
AoR Tanvi Dubey(for lead petitioners):
J Narasimha: what is the progress?
SG Mehta: some development, request subject to assist after a few days to present holistic view
J Narasimha: we want to highlight a new things. last time we mentioned about Radhakrishan committee, we made reference to governing board and this would comprise of transparency, nomination and stakeholders. domain specific requirment, you have highlighted IIT has been considered, you have not indicated how.
Mehta: something beyond committee report may also be possible.