Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka to shortly deliver a lecture on Clean Air, "Climate Justice and We - Together for a Sustainable Future" organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association.

Follow this thread for updates. Lecture begins.

J Oka: I was associated with three MC Mehta cases. Few days back just before Diwali, some young law students met me. They wanted me on their podcast. They wanted me to talk about the recent relaxation on firecracker ban.

#SupremeCourt constitution bench will shortly continue hearing the issues regarding inter-se seniority in the cadre of higher-judicial service. A recap of Day 1 hearings can be read here :

Trial Judiciary Will Be In Crisis If Junior Division Judges Prioritise District Judge Exam Over Case Adjudication, Says Supreme Court

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#SupremeCourt hears a plea concerning government's insurance coverage scheme for doctors who died due to COVID-19 during the pandemic.

J Narasimha: Society will not forgive us if we don't take care of our doctors. J Narasimha to Centre: You should compel the insurance company to pay if according to you the condition is met that they were on COVID response and they died because of COVID. Merely because they were not in government duty the assumption that they were making profits and then they were sitting is not correct.

A Constitution Bench of the #SupremeCourt led by CJI BR Gavai to hear today the All India Judges Association case.

The bench will decide whether to earmark a quota of District Judge posts for those who entered judiciary as Civil Judges(Junior Division) to avoid career stagnation. Sr Adv Siddharth Bhatnagar appears as the Amicus Curiae in the case

#SupremeCourt hears PIL pertaining to vacancies in Information Commissions set up under the Right to Information (RTI) Act

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi

Adv Prashant Bhushan (for petitioner): 5 orders by this Court to fill up vacancies, but they keep seeking time...no transparency. They have not put out shortlisting criteria and shortlisted names in public domain. They have to be put out prior to appointment! They are saying they can appoint someone who has not even applied

J Kant: You're right there's delay. But they are asking for 2-3 more weeks. Can wait. J Kant: Let the right time come

Bhushan: What is the right time? They are saying they have shortlisted

ASG KM Nataraj: They can't make these arguments before appointment

Bhushan: This Court said they have to state on affidavit before appointment...

J Kant: Appointment is not fait accompli.

#SupremeCourt #InformationCommissions

#SupremeCourt issues notice to all states in the suo moto case regarding digital arrest scams based on forged court orders.

Bench: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi Attorney General for India R Venkatramani appearing.

J Kant: there are more than one instance taken place in different parts. We are inclined to entrust the matter to CBI in respect of all the states because this is a kind of crime which is operating maybe Pan India or maybe even across the border also.

#SupremeCourt to hear today the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will hear the matter.

#UmarKhalid bench assembled.

#SupremeCourt hears plea challenging Bar Council of India hiking nomination fees for Bar Council elections.

Bench: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. J Kant: BCI is saying it doesn't have enough money.

Counsel: They have enough money. I don't have a problem with high nomination fees but it should be connected with the stature of the lawyer

#SupremeCourt hears plea challenging Telangana HC order which stayed the govt decision to raise quota for Backward Classes in municipalities and panchayats to 42%, which pushed the total reservations in local bodies to 67%

Bench: Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta Sr Adv Dr AM Singhvi (for State): This Court did not fix a limit of 50% [on reservation]...let me show 1 paragraph of Indra Sawhney judgment

Sr Adv Gopal S (for respondents) objects: The GO increased reservation to 42%...taking total to more than 60%...CB judgment in Krishna Murthy specifically says 50%...Indra Sawhney dealt with socially backward classes etc., there you can.

#SupremeCourt #Telangana

#BREAKING Attorney General for India consents to initiation of criminal contempt action against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court

Sr Adv Vikas Singh (SCBA President) and SG Tushar Mehta mention matter before J Surya Kant-led bench

Singh: It's going on and on over social media...he is further saying I have no remorse

SG: Some people are glorifying it...saying it's too late to have done this

J Surya Kant: Hon'ble CJI has been magnanimous...that shows the institution is not affected by these kind of incidents Singh: Lord Vishnu will not say you take to violence to do something like this...it's an insult to God also whom he has sought to...

J Kant: Violence can never be promoted. Just think, what will happen when you initiate this kind of proceedings? Social media, everything becomes a saleable item

Singh: Please consider John-Doe order

J Bagchi: It's for us and our behavior in courts that we survive. It's that spirit which Hon'ble CJI exhibited. Just washed it aside. You have come before us, our request is to consider whether against breaking up an issue which for us is complete, will it help giving opportunity to these chirping elements to go on?

#SupremeCourt

#BiharSIR: #SupremeCourt to hear today the pleas challenging Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi

On Oct 9, the Court passed an interim order to ensure free legal aid for persons excluded from the final voters' list so they can file appeals against their exclusion

#BiharElection2025 Further, activist Yogendra Yadav urged the Court to direct ECI to disclose how many persons were found to be foreigners after the exercise

He said that the Court would be doing a "great service to the nation" by directing ECI to disclose the number of persons whose names have been deleted on ground that they were not citizens.

#SupremeCourt #BiharSIR

#SupremeCourt hears Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's plea seeking quashing of trial in "Cash for Votes" case.

Bench: Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi. An interlocutory application has been filed by erstwhile Ministers seeking impleadment in the case and opposing Reddy's quashing plea.

Counsel: We are not strangers to this case. We just want to be heard.

J Maheshwari: Let us understand the case.

#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking directions for mandatory access to counsel to any individual being interrogated/ questioned by the Police Sr Adv Guruswamy refers to decision in Nandini Sathpathy

#SupremeCourt hears the plea by Sony Entertainment seeking the transfer of the copyright dispute against 'Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd' (IMMA) to Bombay HC Sr Adv AM Singhvi: my suit is regarding my purchase with respect to his rights

Delhi High Court to hear singer Kumar Sanu’s suit seeking protection of his personality rights.

Matter before Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.

#KumarSanu #Personalityrights #delhihighcourt Hearing commences.

Advocate Sana Raees Khan appears for Sanu.

#SupremeCourt will shortly pronounce its decision of whether to allow the use and sale of green crackers in Delhi NCR ahead of Diwali

#greencracker #Diwali CJI: We have considered the suggestions by SG and Amicus

#SupremeCourt hearing TMC MP Mahua Moitra's fresh plea seeking directions to SEBI to mandate full public disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Owners, Last Natural Persons and Portfolios of Alternative Investment Funds, Foreign Portfolio Investors and their intermediaries in India. Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan: though 1 lakh crore is being invested, the public doesn't know and even the SEBI doesn't know who is behind these investments.

#SupremeCourt hears the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and TASMAC challenging Madras High Court's rejection of its plea against searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the TASMAC headquarters Sibal appears for TASMAC: how can a gvt. company be raided under PCA? everything is controlled by the govt. they raided the managing director that had nothing to do with it

Telangana Phone Tapping case | #SupremeCourt hears prime accused ex intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao's anticipatory bail plea.

Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan. The state has filed an IA seeking to vacate interim protection from arrest granted to Rao. Last month, the state told the Court that Rao destroyed electronic evidence while enjoying the interim protection. livelaw.in/top-stories/te…

#SupremeCourt Constitution Bench to hear today the issue regarding the lack of adequate promotional opportunities for Judicial Officers.

The reference was made in the All India Judges' Assocaition case, after noting that many youngsters, who enter judicial service, face career stagnation and do not get promoted to District Judge posts. Bench assembles

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai delivering the inaugural address for the 10th Annual Stakeholders Consultation on

‘Safeguarding The Girl Child : Towards a Safer And Enabling Environment For Her In India’

organized by the #SupremeCourt

Follow this thread for updates. CJI: I am delighted to see the collective of judicial minds, government representatives, child right advocates coming together for the shared purpose to reflect on how far we have come and how far we must go in ensuring that every girl child is truly empowered.