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May 9 14 tweets 3 min read
#SupremeCourt pulls up lawyer who represents an accused in the Tamil Nadu cash for jobs scam trial for filing an SLP for the cause of the victims of the same scam.

The SLP is against trial court orders to club charge sheets.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Image J Oka: This Anti Corruption Movement is supporting the accused?

Counsel: No my lord.

J Oka: Then how can you appear? You are appearing for accused in the same case. And you are appearing for the Anti Corruption Movement?
May 8 32 tweets 6 min read
Over 7 lakh criminal appeals pending before High Courts:

#SupremeCourt asks HCs to accept suggestions for digitisation of court records, creation of post of Registrar (Case Management), and have regional benches with lower pendency dispose of pending cases in principal benches. Image Order: As of 22nd March, the total pendency of criminal appeals (appeals against conviction and acquittal) is 7,24,192. The major share of pendency is of Allahabad where total 2.77 lakh criminal appeals are pending. Madhya Pradesh has pendency of 1.15 lakh criminal appeals.
May 8 23 tweets 4 min read
#SupremeCourt has issued contempt notice to Chief Secretaries of Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, and Haryana for non-compliance with its order to fill vacancies in all pollution control boards and committees by April 30, 2025.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Image Delhi Pollution Control Committee has more than 50% vacant posts. The court ordered the chief secretary to physically appear on 19th May. Personal presence of other Chief Secretaries dispensed with for the time being.
May 6 25 tweets 5 min read
#SupremeCourt hears the Delhi Air Pollution matter regarding vehicular pollution, ban on firecrackers and stubble burning.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.

#DelhiAirPollution Image IA challenging ban on firecrackers in West Bengal:

Court: in this PIL the court is only dealing with NCERT daily NCR. IA dismissed. All prayers kept open.
May 6 10 tweets 2 min read
#SupremeCourt to continue hearing today the case where it proposed demotion of a Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh who, as Tahsildar, #demolished slum-dwellers' huts in violation of a High Court order

Bench: Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih Hearing begins

The petitioner-Deputy Collector shows disinclination to furnish undertaking that he would work at post of Deputy Tahsildar

Court is displeased

J Gavai: This shows his attitude towards orders of Courts!
May 1 6 tweets 1 min read
[Sharbat Jihad Row]

Delhi High Court raps Baba Ramdev, says he lives in his own world and is not in anyone’s control.

This was after Court was informed that Ramdev again published a video against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza. Court finds him prima facie in contempt of previous order. Image The Court had recently rapped Ramdev over his remarks against Rooh Afza, saying that it shocked its conscience and was indefensible.

Later, Ramdev said that all advertisements will be removed by him and Patanjali.
Apr 23 20 tweets 4 min read
#SupremeCourt to shortly hear plea seeking recall of judgement granting bail to Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case related to alleged cash-for-jobs scam in Tamil Nadu.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih.

#PMLA #Cash4JobsScam @dir_ed Image On the last date, the Supreme Court criticized Balaji's counsel for taking “technical defence” of lack of formal notice to Balaji in bail recall plea.

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Apr 22 6 tweets 2 min read
#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking that power of Supreme Court to pass any order necessary to do complete justice under Article 142 of the Constitution be also granted to High Courts.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Image J Oka: How can we grant such prayer? It requires an amendment to the Constitution.

Petitioner in person: Constitution bench can decide.

J Oka: It can't amend constitution.

Petitioner: Where do I go?

J Oka: You go to the parliament. We can't amend the Constitution.
Apr 17 12 tweets 2 min read
#SupremeCourt directs states and union territories to take effective steps for developing swift response protocols to ensure that road accident victims immediately get help.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Image Order: A very important issue has been flagged by the applicant. Road accidents in our country are on the rise. The reasons may be different. There are cases and cases where victims of road accidents (who are injured) do not get immediate healthcare.
Apr 16 41 tweets 6 min read
#MadrasHighCourt continues hearing the pleas filed by State and TASMAC against the search conducted by #EnforcementDirectorate at #TASMAC headquarters.

Matter before bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and K Rajasekaran Image Yesterday, TASMAC argued that ED’s recent searches were in connection with the upcoming Tamil Nadu Elections as it wanted to tarnish the image of people involved in the election.

ASG SV Raju appearing for the #ED.

#tasmacscam
Apr 16 73 tweets 15 min read
Supreme Court to hear at 2 PM today the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.

A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the matters.

Follow this thread for LIVE UPDATES.

#SupremeCourt #WaqfAmendmentAct Image One counsel mentions his petition (against Waqf Amendment Act) for listing, says it is numbered but not listed.

CJI Khanna says all matters cleared by the Registry by 11 AM today will be listed.

#WaqfAmendmentAct
Apr 15 6 tweets 2 min read
#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking balanced protection in matrimonial cases, guidelines for grant of maintenance, mandatory preliminary investigation before filing of S.498A IPC/domestic violence cases and legal protection against false complaints

Bench: JJ. Surya Kant and NK SinghImage Counsel for petitioner: We just want some guidelines...some provisions should be made gender-neutral

J Kant: We understand this would make a spicy news item, but which provisions are being misused? Tell us

Counsel: S.498A IPC is being misused
Apr 14 46 tweets 9 min read
Former Judge of #SupremeCourt, Justice Rohinton Nariman, to soon speak on 'The Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional Integrity' at an event organised by @LexisNexis

#basicstructure #Constitution #BhimJayanti2025 #BhimraoAmbedkar #bhimraoambedkarjayantiImage @LexisNexis The event is a book launch of a newly authored book by J Nariman on "Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional Integrity". Image
Apr 11 84 tweets 16 min read
Justice (Retd.) Dr. S. Muralidhar to shortly deliver a lecture on Transformative Constitutionalism and the Role of the Judiciary.

The lecture is organized by Kochi International Foundation and NUALS. Image Follow this thread for live updates.

Watch the lecture here:

Apr 8 27 tweets 5 min read
#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to solid waste management.

Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan. Image Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy reads out an affidavit dated January 27 filed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi on increasing solid waste treatment capacity, enforcing duties of waste generators etc.
Apr 8 34 tweets 4 min read
Supreme Court to pronounce judgment today on the petition filed by Tamil Nadu Government against TN Governor RN Ravi for withholding assent on bills passed by the Assembly.

#SupremeCourt #TamilNadu Image Bench: Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan
Apr 3 8 tweets 2 min read
#BREAKING Issue of mass felling of trees at Kancha Gachibowli (Telangana) reaches #SupremeCourt

Registrar (Judicial) of HC directed to visit site and submit interim report TODAY by 3.30 PM

Chief Secretary of State directed to ensure no felling takes place till further orders Image Dr AM Singhvi appears and states that HC of Telangana is seized of same matter

Court clarifies that proceedings before HC have not been stayed

Matter, mentioned by Sr Adv K Parmeswar, to be taken up by #SupremeCourt at 3.45 PM.
Apr 2 22 tweets 5 min read
#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to solid waste management, pollution caused by power plants, and payment of compensation to workers affected by GRAP measures.

Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan. Image In January, the Court expresses concern over extension of 3 years granted by the government to power plants to comply with statutory emission norms for pollutants.
#SupremeCourt
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Apr 1 23 tweets 5 min read
"This shocks our conscience. There is something called right to shelter, something called due process" Justice Abhay Oka of #SupremeCourt on demolition of houses of a lawyer, a professor and three others in Prayagraj. Image On the last date the Court had criticised the authorities for serving notice by affixing them instead of sending by registered post.
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Mar 25 12 tweets 3 min read
#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. Image 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.

#SupremeCourt

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Mar 20 47 tweets 9 min read
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. Image 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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