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Apr 9 21 tweets 3 min read
#BREAKING_NEWS
The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Delhi High Court to deliver the verdict on the petition of Arvind Kejriwal.
#ArvindKejiwal #ArvindKejriwalArrest #LiquorScamCase @aap @ArvindKejriwal @dir_ed
The Chief Minister of Delhi had challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate concerning the liquor excise policy scam. To read details - ()lawbeat.in/top-stories/ex… The court is yet to assemble. Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju and Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi have arrived.
Apr 9 5 tweets 1 min read
#JUSTIN

#SupremeCourtOfIndia's detailed order on STAYING #AllahabadHighCourt decision of striking down #madarsa Act notes that State does have a legitimate public interest in ensuring that students should receive qualitative education so that they can have a dignified existence.Image SC: If the PIL's purpose is to ensure that secular education is provided in Madarsas, suitable directions may be issued to ensure that students are not deprived of the quality of education that is made available by the State in other institutions.

#MadarsaACT #SupremeCourtOfIndia
Mar 28 4 tweets 2 min read
Prominent lawyers including Harish Salve, Manan Kumar Mishra, Adish Aggarwala, Chetan Mittal, Pinky Anand, Hitesh Jain, Ujjwala Pawar, Uday Holla, Swaroopama Chaturvedi have written to #CJIChandrachud expressing concern over attempts to undermine the judiciary’s integrity. Image As per the letter, pressure tactics of this group is most obvious in political cases, particularly those involving political figures accused of corruption.
"These tactics are damaging to our courts and threaten our democratic fabric..", CJI has been told.Image
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Mar 27 34 tweets 5 min read
🚨#BREAKING: Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of Money Laundering and Conspiracy in connection with Delhi’s controversial Liqour Policy introduced by AAP led govt & his subsequent remand before Delhi HC #ArvindKejriwalaArrestedImage ASG Raju For ED seeks time for reply, says no copy served to him

Abhishek Manu Singhvi appears for the arrested CM: We filed plea on 23rd March and defects were cured, we were informed of notified defects on 26th march. No reason to file a reply
Dec 11, 2023 15 tweets 2 min read
#Article370 VERDICT TODAY

A five-judge CONSTITUTION BENCH of the #SupremeCourtOfIndia will be pronouncing shortly the judgment in pleas challenging ABROGATION of Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Image #CJIDYChandrachud led Constitution Bench to assemble soon.

#Article370 #Article370Abrogation #SupremeCourtOfIndia #SupremeCourt Image
May 26, 2023 7 tweets 5 min read
#SupremeCourt to hear PIL seeking a direction that the #NewParliamentBuilding should be inaugurated by the #PresidentofIndia

#PresidentMurmu Image Supreme Court hears the plea.

Justice Narasimha: Nothing is there, we will impose costs now..

Advocate Sukin: Please see Article 79..

#NewParliamentBuilding
#PresidentofIndia
May 26, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
Vacation Bench of #SupremeCourtofIndia to hear appeal filed by Trinamool Congress MP #AbhishekBanerjee against Calcutta High Court's order passed in the teacher’s recruitment scam case allowing CBI and ED to question him. Image Senior Advocate AM Singhvi appears on behalf of Banerjee.

Singhvi: There are three orders I want the bench to see. The order of April 24..

SC: All this is over, I have seen every document. After this court's order, the CJ changed the bench. High Court has said that it cannot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 26, 2023 13 tweets 9 min read
#SupremeCourtofIndia to hear bail plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Leader #SatyendarJain in #moneylaundering case registered against him by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha hears Jain's plea.

#SatyendarJain
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#EnforcementDirectorate
May 26, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
#BREAKING: #DelhiHighCourt dismisses pleas moved by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wadra, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other charitable trusts challenging the IT authorities' decision to transfer their tax assessments to the central circle.
#IncomeTax #RahulGandhitwitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image While dismissing the petition a division bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma observed that transfer was in accordance with law.
The bench also clarified that it did not examine the matter on merits.
#IncomeTax #RahulGandhi #SoniaGandhitwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 24, 2023 9 tweets 9 min read
#JustIn: A criminal complaint has been filed before the Patiala House Court, Delhi against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Phogat and Sakshi Malik for pressing "false allegations" of sexual harassment on the then President of WFI, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and for "Hate Speech"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image The plea states that the allegations made by the accused persons against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh are FALSE and connected with DIRECT OR INDIRECT way by any INFLUENCE AND PERSONAL GAIN.
#DelhiCourt #wfi #wfiprotest #wrestlers
May 24, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
Author Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72 ) to appear before the #DelhiHighCourt to tender his unconditional apology in the suo-motu criminal contempt case initiated against him in connection with relief provided by Justice S. Muralidhar to UAPA-accused Gautam Navlakha.

Notably… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image Anand Ranganathan is present in the court. Advocate J Sai Deepak appears for @ARanganathan72.
May 24, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a plea by Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and @AamAadmiParty Leader Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) against Trial Court's order denying him bail in ED case related to #DelhiLiquorPolicyScam case.
#AAP #ED #liquorgate #ExcisePolicyCase #LiquorScamtwitter.com/i/web/status/1… On April 28, Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi dismissed Sisodia's bail plea.
Read more: lawbeat.in/top-stories/br…
May 24, 2023 8 tweets 6 min read
#DelhiHighCourt hearing a plea by TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal's daughter Sukanya Mondal in the money laundering case registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with the multi- crore Cattle Smuggling Case.
#CattleSmuggling #AnubrataMondal #SukanyaMondal Image Counsel appearing for Sukanya Mondal submits that it's a quashing petition, seeking the quashing of the ED complaint as well as consequential proceedings.
#DelhiHighCourt #CattleSmuggling #sukanyamondal
May 17, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Advocate Ajay Gautam seeking direction for taking immediate action and remedial steps needed to eliminate the contagious viral disease known as 'Lump Skin Disease'.
Court had earlier directed the Delhi Government to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Advocate Ajay Gautam appears in person, submits images of cows being cut into pieces before burial.
He argues they are doing cruelty to these cows. After they are dead, they are cutting them into pieces and then burying them, this is not dignified burial.
#Cowstwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 17, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a plea by NGO, Social Jurist, a civil rights group (@socialjurist) seeking directions to expedite the finalization process of the Delhi School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2015, so far as it relates to the prohibition of screening procedure in the matter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Earlier, the court asked the petitioner's counsel Advocate Ashok Agarwal to show them a provision of law that states that the court can issue a writ of mandamus to the government.
@socialjurist
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May 17, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
Dil Afza vs. Rooh Afza

#SupremeCourtOfIndia hears plea challenging Delhi High Court's order restraining Sadar Laboratories from using the trade mark ‘SHARBAT DIL AFZA’. twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image Sadar Laboratories: Dil and Rooh are different, they have different meaning..

#SupremeCourt
May 17, 2023 17 tweets 9 min read
#SupremeCourt to hear pleas on #ManipurViolence

Tension escalated in the state after the High Court ordered the inclusion of Meetei/Meitei community of the State in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution as a "tribe" of Manipur. Image SG Mehta: Let peace and tranquility be our priority...the required steps are being taken..

Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves: So many villages are being attacked...

SG: Please see the status report.

#ManipurViolence
#SupremeCourt
May 17, 2023 9 tweets 6 min read
Adani-Hindenburg issue

#SupremeCourtOfIndia to hear SEBI's application seeking extension of 6 months to complete its investigation.

#Adani
#HindenburgReport
#SupremeCourt twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image Court is told that a rejoinder is filed by SEBI.

Adv Bhushan: Expert Committee has submitted its report. SEBI has been investigating Adani for many years. One was in 2016 and then in 2021. Unless SEBI puts down on record what has happened in those investigations..

CJI: They… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
May 17, 2023 16 tweets 13 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a defamation suit filed by Former Cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir against Hindi newspaper Punjab Kesari seeking damages of Rs. 2 crore to be given to charitable organizations.
@GautamGambhir @punjabkesari @BJP4India @GautamGambhir also seeks an "unconditional apology" from the defendants and that the same should be published in all newspapers (including digital) circulated by Punjab Kesari.
#DelhiHighCourt #defamationcase @BJP4India @punjabkesari
May 16, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
District Legal Services Authority, Kasargod submits a report before #SupremeCourtOfIndia on healthcare facilities available for victims of Endosulfan poisoning. Image #cjichandrchud : We are told that the compensation has been paid to all victims in full.
May 16, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
#DelhiHighCourt to hear bail plea filed by Kashmiri separatist leader Naval Kishore Kapoor, accused in the terror funding case along with convict Yasin Malik & Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali. Kapoor was chargesheeted for his involvement in the offences under Sections 120B, 121, 121A of IPC and Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on April 10, 2019.
#delhihighcourt #NIA