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 hears the issue of reservation for women lawyers in Bar Council Elections
CJI: the representation from 30 to anythign we are not going to change
Counsel: BCI or BCD cannot be a particular body which can decide to co-opt...only 23 can be elected, remaining 2 can be anyone...when women candidate are to be co-opted- there are so many in the frame, it is women against women
Counsel: election is a democratic process, out of the 2 someone is nominated, is it not heart burning for the others running the campaign, the two co-opted posts cannot be for women, let it go to the general candidates
#SupremeCourt to hear today Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party’s petition challenging #Bihar assembly elections.
They contend that election was vitiated due to announcement of Rs 10K transfer to women during MCC period. They seek fresh elections.
@PrashantKishor
#BiharElections matter taken up
Sr Adv CU Singh (for Jan Suraaj): The point which arises here is...what your lordships are seized of in Upadhyay matter etc. - freebies matter...
J Bagchi: In which clause of S.100 will your election petition fall?
CJI: Suppose someone files election petition in time
Singh: Level playing field on the face of it...creating situation where there's complete disparity...in a fiscal deficit state...most indebted state...to pay 15,600 crores in immediate pre-election time...adding to future debt, with no budgetary support.
#SupremeCourt #PrashantKishor
CJI: We can't issue notice like this. There has to be a format of entertaining a petition. It has to be shown in election petition that particular candidate has been benefited...and that amounts to corrupt practice.
Singh: I am not on corrupt practice alone...I am also on Model Code of Conduct being disturbed across state...these are subject of judicial review, not election petition
CJI: What is the logic of not going to High Court? It can verify anything and take view. It's not a pan-India issue
Singh: Your lordships are seized of the issue in similar cases.
Kerala High Court continues hearing plea by father of accused in Venjaramoodu Mass Murder case challenging release of movie allegedly inspired by the case
#SupremeCourt hears challenge to Karnataka HC order which set aside the 2023 election of Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) K Y Nanjegowda representing Malur constituency (Kolar district).
Sr Adv AM Singhvi for the petitioner
CJI: is it the recount or before recount (referring to document in sealed cover)
#SupremeCourt hears petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the Madras High Court's order which stayed the operation of State amendments taking away the Governor's power to appoint Vice-Chancellors of State-run Universities
Sr Advocate AM Singhvi for TN State
CJI: Mr Naidu is it correct that after 5 days, the writ petition was allowed without hearing on merits?
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing habeas corpus petition filed by Dr Gitanjali Angmo (@GitanjaliAngmo) seeking to declare the detention of Ladakhi social activist and her husband #sonamwangchuk(@Wangchuk66) detention under the National Security Act as illegal.
@GitanjaliAngmo @Wangchuk66 Wangchuk was arrested after the #Protest for #statehood turned violent.
Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale
@GitanjaliAngmo @Wangchuk66 matter listed at 2:30pm.