Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ram Gavai is addressing the 10th All India Conference of The Central Administrative Tribunal, 2025.

Follow this thread for updates. CJI: these Tribunals were designed to improve efficiency and access to justice for government officials. CAT has worked tirelessly to achieve this goal in the 4 decades since its inception. The law commission in its 272nd report highlighted that CAT achieved disposal rate of 94% compared to the number of cases instituted annually

Delhi Court to hear plea filed by Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta challenging the order restraining him from publishing stories about Adani Group.

The lower court had said that the reports were defamatory and unverified.

#Adani @paranjoygt #DelhiCourt Matter before District Judge Rakesh Kumar Singh of Rohini Courts.

Details of the impugned order can be read here:

Delhi Court Restrains Journalists, Websites From Publishing 'Defamatory', 'Unverified' Reports On Adani Group

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#SupremeCourt hears pleas relating to conduct of local body elections in the State of #Maharashtra

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi

In May, the Court had passed an interim order for holding of the local body elections, which were stalled since 2022 due to litigation relating to implementation of reservation for OBCs J Kant: Have the elections been conducted? Order was passed in May, elections were to be conducted in 4 months (by Sept end)

Maharashtra counsel: Process is underway...delimitation done...State Election Commission seeking some extension...an interim application has been filed

J Kant: Why should we grant you time till January?

A counsel: There are 29 municipal corporations...for the first time, elections being done simultaneously

J Kant: Your inaction speaks of incompetence...tell us verbally the reasons

Counsel: We have 65000 EVM machines, require 50000 more...we have placed orders.

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#SupremeCourt hears batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of laws in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand and Karnataka, dealing with religious conversions

#AnticonversionActs Sr Adv CU Singh : in UP Act they have minimum sentence of 20 years coupled with twin conditions of bail and a reverse burden of proof

#SupremeCourt hears PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi assailing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions (HEIs)

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi SG Tushar Mehta: 391 suggestions received after publishing of draft regulations…expert committee has said that suggestions need to be examined and accordingly, draft regulations need to be amended

J Kant: There are some very good suggestions…1 or 2 may be problematic

SG: Some suggestions found favorable by the Committee…report filed to UGC, matter pending at that level.

#SupremeCourt #CasteDiscrimination

#SupremeCourt dismisses with costs a writ petition seeking reconsideration of its 2020 judgement that upheld the West Bengal Madrasah Services Commission Act 2008.

Bench: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih. Read our report on the 2020 judgement -

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#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

A plea seeking nationwide SIR across India also listed before the bench

Previously, Court directed that Aadhaar Card be accepted as a '12th document' for proof of identity of voters, subject to verification of its genuineness and without it serving as a proof of citizenship

ECI filed an affidavit stating that it has issued communications to Chief Electoral Officers of all States/UTs, except Bihar, to initiate preparatory steps for SIR of electoral rolls and 01.01.2026 has been set as the qualifying date Adv Ashwini Upadhyay (who has filed the petition seeking nationwide SIR) mentions an application seeking modification of the Court's earlier order on acceptability of Aadhaar

Upadhyay: I wish to bring on record addl documents...it may be taken on record for today's hearing...there are 6 judgments that Aadhaar is neither age proof nor residence proof...

J Kant says judgments can be shown at the time of hearing.

#SupremeCourt #BiharSIR

"Right to housing is a fundamental right under Article 21": Supreme Court asks Centre to come up with a revival fund to provide financing for stressed real estate projects undergoing insolvency, in order to prevent liquidation of viable projects and protect homebuyer interest. The Court passed directions to safeguard home buyers while upholding an NCLAT judgement which it held that claims of speculative buyers cannot be admitted to insolvency proceedings.

#SupremeCourt will shortly begin the constitution bench hearing of the issue -
Whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against the Bar vacancy The 5 judge bench constitution bench was constituted after the 3-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai 5-judgepassed an order on August 12, referring the matter to a larger bench. The reference order can be read here :

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The Kerala High Court continues hearing #suomotu case registered in the aftermath of #Wayanadlandslides ASGI Sundaresan submitted that there is still some ambiguity as to which ministry has to take a call on loan waiver.

During the last posting, the Court had given a last chance to the Central Government to revert on the issue regarding waiver of loans taken by the victims of the Wayanad landslides.

Delhi High Court to hear shortly the suit filed by children of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor seeking share in personal assets of their late father Sunjay Kapur.

Matter will be heard by Justice Jyoti Singh.

#KarismaKapoor #SunjayKapur #DelhiHighCourt The suit has been filed by Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Raj Kapur against their father's second wife Priya Kapur and others.

The children have alleged that the purported Will allegedly executed by their father is not a legal document, is forged and fabricated.

#SupremeCourt constitution bench to continue hearing Presidential Reference by #President Droupadi Murmu(@rashtrapatibhvn) on 14 questions on the power to #assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. @rashtrapatibhvn Senior Advocate S. Niranjan Reddy(@MPNiranjanReddy), for the State of Telangana, to continue his arguments.

Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan moves Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights.

Matter being heard by Justice Tejas Karia.

#AishwaryaRaiBachchan #DelhiHighCourt Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appearing for the actress.

Sethi: I am enforcing my publicity and personality rights.

He takes Court through defendants and impugned content.

#SupremeCourt hears a suo moto case on struggles faced by cadets who were disabled during military training.

Bench: Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra. The Court last month issues notice to the Union of India seeking its response on insurance coverage for the cadets.

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#SupremeCourt calls for a report by IIT Roorkee on whether two heritage buildings - the 19th century Devaraja Market Building and Landsowne Building in Mysuru can be preserved with repairs/renovation.

IIT Roorkee to file a report in sealed cover. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order in a plea against Karnataka authorities' decision to demolish and reconstruct the buildings with the same facade.

Bombay High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe continues to hear the matter.

Sr Adv Satish Maneshinde for Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange informs that his client has ordered all vehicles to leave Mumbai.

Maneshinde: Cabinet Secretary is on his way to meet my client and my instructions are that some solution will be arrived at. I can say 90 per cent of protestors have left.

#BombayHighCourt #MarathaInMumbai ACJ: But why are you sitting there? Can u camp there? You were given permission only for 24 hours but you have continued to be there. Why can't you go to some other place ?

Maneshinde: I cannot change the site now Milords. It would not be possible to take these 5k people together at some other place now.

#BombayHighCourt #MarathaInMumbai

#Breaking: Bombay High Court slams Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange for continuing to sit on "fast unto death" at Mumbai's Azad Maidan seeking reservation for the Maratha Community.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe asked Jarange and all protesters to vacate the site before 3PM today, else necessary action including imposing exemplary costs, contempt of court proceedings etc would be initiated.

#BombayHighCourt #MarathaReservation ACJ: These protestors are violators (of Permission to protest) and thus cannot continue at the site any further... They cannot illegally occupy the site now... They must leave immediately else we will pass appropriate orders.

#BombayHighCourt #MarathaInMumbai #MarathaReservation

#MadhyaPradesh HC to hear a PIL challenging the alleged commercialization of legal services through online ads, celebrity promotions. Matter before the bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Binod Kumar Dwivedi at Indore #MadhyaPradeshHC

#SupremeCourt constitution bench to continue hearing today Presidential Reference by #President Droupadi Murmu(@rashtrapatibhvn) on 14 questions on the power to #assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills.

Those opposing reference will continue their arguments today. @rashtrapatibhvn On last occasion, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) began his arguments.

#SupremeCourt hears SLP against Bombay High Court judgement dismissing a challenge by Colaba residents to the construction of a Jetty facility in South Mumbai, near the Taj Mahal Hotel and Gateway of India.

Bench: Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran. Senior Advocate CU Singh: We are not against decongestion. But just shifting it 250 metres...

CJI: Do we possess the expertise to say that?

Singh: Actual body which should be consulted is not consulted. Either the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority or the Central

#SupremeCourt to hear today a PIL challenging the #E20 petrol policy of the Union Govt.

Petitioner seeks the supply of fuel without ethanol content as an additional option for customers.

Bench led by CJI will hear.

Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing. Petitioner argues that the policy will affect vehicles which aren’t compatible with E20

It is argued that E20 will affect fuel economy, engine performance and cause corrosion of vehicle components.

Petitioner also seeks mandatory labelling of petrol so that customers are aware.