#SupremeCourt hears petition filed by the Union against the September 27 judgment of the Calcutta High Court, which directed the Government to repatriate certain persons deported to Bangladesh SG : can this be kept on some other day ?

CJI: is she getting proper treatment? any financial assistance she requires

Counsel : she is at her father's house, she was working as maid in Delhi

#MadrasHighCourt will hear today a batch of pleas in connection with lighting of lamp at the stone pillar in #Thiruparankundram hills Appeals have been filed by Dist Collector, Dargah authorities, TN Wakf Board, HR&CE Dept, Executive officers of temple and others against the Dec 1 order of single judge directing temple authorities to light lamp at the stone pillar
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Telangana Phone Tapping case | #SupremeCourt hears anticipatory bail plea of ex intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao, accused of intercepting phones of politicians, high court judges etc. to aid the previous BRS government.

Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan. The Court in October asked Rao to reset and share his iCloud password with police after the State claimed that he formatted his devices and destroyed evidence while enjoying interim protection from arrest.
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#SupremeCourt resumes hearing the batch of pleas challenging the SIR process across states CJI: the TN matter will be on 16th, we have segregated the matters state wise

#SupremeCourt to continue hearing the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, etc in the larger conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

Delhi police will conclude the rebuttal today. Follow this thread for yesterday's proceedings:

https://x.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1998252532385415330

Gone are the days when news channels and newspapers properly report facts, it is very unfortunate - #SupremeCourt remarks while hearing writ petition alleging that Andhra Star Authorities blocked Sakshi TV channel.

Bench: Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar. J Narasimha was responding to Sakshi TV's counsel's submission that certain channels are perceived to be favourable to one government or the other.

J Narasimha: nobody reports facts. So what gets reported is a slanted fact.

#SupremeCourt hears pleas challenging SIR process in West Bengal

Counsel: what we have challenged is the state of violence, action has to be taken by ECI to protect the BLOs CJI: we are concerned that all politicians are coming, they feel that this platform is bringing them to highlight

CJI: issue notice and tagg with others

#SupremeCourt will today resume hearing the batch of pleas challenging the SIR process initiated across various states Sr Adv Shadan Farasat makes his submissions

#SupremeCourt to continue hearing the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, etc in the larger conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

Sr Adv Siddhartha Dave to continue arguments in rejoinder for Sharjeel Imam. Counsel for Khalid: the petitioner has moved for interim bail for sister's wedding in 2.3 [Umar Khalid]. He had in the past moved such application and it was allowed.

#SupremeCourt hears the issue of reservation for women in the upcoming Bar Council elections across the states Sr Adv Shobha Gupta for the petitioner

Bench is informed that 4 State Councils have started the election process

#SupremeCourt hears suo motu petition against the Allahabad High Court which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape Counsel: there are similar judgments in other HCs too, in Kerala, Rajasthan HCs also , so its being repeated

#MadrasHighCourt division bench takes up the appeal against single judge order allowing lighting of lamp at the stone pillar in #Thirupparankundram hills Advocate General PS Raman: This is matter involving Thiruparakundram temple. It's against the main order itself.

Jayachandran J: mohan said his client is also preferring an appeal. I'll hear everyone together.
#Thiruparakundram

In #MadrasHighCourt
During the hearing of contempt petition in connection with #Thiruparankundram #Karthigaideepam

Senior Adv N Jothi: We've suffered the court's order
Justice GR Swaminathan(in lighter vein): You did not suffer with the order. You were blessed by the order. Court takes serious view of the Executive Officer (of temple) & Dist Collector not appearing before it.

Swaminathan J: I'll reassemble at 5:30pm. If they do not appear (through vc) by then, I'll pass a harsher order
#MadrasHighCourt
#Thiruparankundram
#KarthigaiDeepam2025

#SupremeCourt hears the challenge to the SIR

Prashant Bhushan continues with his arguments Recap of the previous hearing can be read here :

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#SupremeCourt hears batch of petitions challenging the SIR Process in the State of Tamil Nadu

Previously, TVK Party highlighted the issue of extreme work pressure being put on BLOs, which is leading to suicide in some instances Sr Adv Gopal S for TVK party submits the application on the issue of S.32 ROPA being invoked if BLOs don't meet target

#SupremeCourt to hear today the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, etc in the riots larger conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

Petitioners will conclude their rejoinder arguments and Delhi police will begin their rebuttal. matter to be taken up soon.

Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave for #Sharjeel_Imam will continue his rejoinder arguments.

#SupremeCourt hears pleas challenging the #SIR process in the state of Kerala

Previously, the ECI told the Supreme Court that 99% of voters have been supplied with the enumeration forms, and 50% of the forms have been digitised. Sr Adv Maninder Singh : reply has been filed

CJI: you are seeking deferement as your man power is busy in the local body election

Counsel: nominations were filed on 21st november...

#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking directions for an SIT probe into alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to companies owned by relatives of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu

Bench: Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta Adv Prashant Bhushan (for petitioner): State has been giving contracts left and right to [the CM’s relatives]…

J Nath: Left, right and centre

Bhushan: State was to file affidavit as to which contracts have been given to immediate family members of the CM…they have filed for 1 district for last 10 years…essentially PWD contracts…31 nos. total value of works awarded 188 crores…work order 2 crores…they are saying below 50 lakhs, we can award without tender…they say we want to give the contracts to companies which are trusted by local people…that is, companies of relatives of the CM…difference with another company was only of 0.01 %...

J Nath: What relief have you sought?

Bhushan: We are seeking CBI investigation.

#SupremeCourt #PemaKhandu

#SupremeCourt hears pleas challenging the SIR process initiated by the ECI across several states Dr AM Singhvi continue to make his submissions from the petitioners side

#SupremeCourt to continue hearing the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, etc in the riots larger conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

Petitioners will argue on rejoinder. Order likely to be reserved today. matter taken up.

#SupremeCourt hears the issue of measures for EWS School Going Children Amidst Delhi-NCR Air Pollution Crisis CJI: on the presence of secretary, the Directorate of State Education is exempted