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 recalls a December 2019 order that removed the condition of obtaining prior permission of the Court to fell trees on non forest/private lands within the Taj Trapezium Zone.
Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
The Court had earlier this month issued notice to an applicant seeking exemption from the requirement of prior tree-cutting permission for agro forestry activities.
Senior Advocate designation | #SupremeCourt hears the issue of reconsideration of Indira Jaising judgements of 2017 and 2023 which govern the process of conferment of senior designation to advocates.
Bench: Justices Abhay Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, and SVN Bhatti.
Yesterday, the Court questioned the inclusion of members of the Bar in the decision making process noting that the Senior Designation has to be conferred by the Full Court.
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Senior Advocate Mathews Nedumpara: section 16 is unconstitutional.
J Oka: In this case we are not considering the constitutional validity of section 16. The issue is confined only to reconsideration or whatever name you call of the two judgements. We will permit you to argue on the issues raised yesterday.
Senior Advocate designation | #SupremeCourt hears the issue of reconsideration of Indira Jaising judgements of 2017 and 2023 which govern the process of conferment of senior designation to advocates.
Bench: Justices Abhay Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, and SVN Bhatti.
Last month, a division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih flagged several concerns about the procedure laid down by the two judgments.
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Thereafter, the Court issued notice to all High Courts as well as other stakeholders.
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Justice Abhay Oka of the #SupremeCourt to shortly deliver a lecture on "Art of Advocacy and duties of Advocates under the Constitution" hosted by the Indian Law Institute - Assam State Unit.
Other dignitaries at the dais -
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, #SupremeCourt Judge
Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice
Justice Soumitra Saikia, Gauhati High Court Judge and ILI Assam Executive Chairman.
Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi delivers the welcome address.
#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning environmental pollution and tree cover in the Taj Trapezium Zone.
Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh.
Earlier, the Court has highlighted the need for tree census and vigilance mechanism to prevent illegal tree felling in the TTZ area. livelaw.in/top-stories/su…
J Oka: We will pass order on the tree census. Now this issue of agro-forestry. Where is the question of exemption from requirement of obtaining tree cutting permission from the court for agro-forestry?
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#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to transport pollution, and payment of compensation to workers affected by GRAP measures.
Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan.
Haryana informs the court that last phase payments are in progress.
Order: concerning the first and second phase of GRAP 4 compensation has been paid to 268759 and 224881 workers. The process of payment of compensation to approximately 95000 workers for the GRAP 4 period in January is under progress. Therefore at this stage no further direction is required to be issued as far as Haryana is concerned. #SupremeCourt
Order: we have perused the affidavit of Government of Delhi in which it is claimed that so far compensation has been paid for 93272 workers. It is stated that the process of verification of the rest of the workers that have been registered is in progress. The unions of the concerned construction workers are free to submit the details so that after verification payments can be released. Government of Delhi to file further affidavit by end of March 2025 indicating the payments made to various workers.
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