Parliament Questions
Sasmit Patra asked about the number of cases filed, disposed and pending before DRTs.

The Government responded that 1,78,172 cases are pending before Debt Recovery Tribunals, along with 66,876 SARFAESI applications, as of 14 November 2025. Patra asked the Government for forum-wise data on cases filed, disposed and pending before the NCLT, DRTs, SARFAESI recovery forums and erstwhile BIFR.

NCLT:
As of 30 September 2025, the National Company Law Tribunal has:
53,727 total cases filed

46,725 cases disposed

7,002 cases pending

Supreme Court to resume hearing today pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and other accused seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

#SupremeCourt #UmarKhalid Sr. Adv. Abhishek Manu Singhvi (for Gulfisha Fatima): I have been in jail for just under 6 years. There is a chargesheet filed on 16.9.2020 but as if it’s a ritual of chargesheets, the supplementary chargesheets are filed continuously… till now we have got 4 supplementary and 1 main. The arrest was in 2020. Even after 2023, the delay is sad, astonishing, and unprecedented.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will deliver the inaugural address at the O.P. Jindal Global University’s international convention on judicial independence today marking the launch of IMAANDAAR (Moot academy) and a discussion on the Kesavananda Bharati verdict with AG R. Venkataramani, SG Tushar Mehta and a host of other Supreme Court judges #SupremeCourt Supreme Court Justices PS Narasimha, PK Mishra, Aravind Kumar and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta at the event #SupremeCourt

Supreme Court hears plea concerning OBC reservation for Maharashtra polls

Sr Adv Indira Jaising: We dispute the Banthia commission report because the motive was to reduce the OBC count and only surnames were taken into account.

CJI Surya Kant: We have today a bench mark .. the Banthia commission. We have also not read it but may have to look at critically now Jaising: The contempt is disguised way to seek review.

CJI: here order is construed or misconstrued is the contention.

Supreme Court hears the Ranveer Allahabadia case:

Adv Prashant Bhushan: I appear for a disabled professor. This is a very important issue on free speech and how such stakeholders need to be taken into confidence while having consultations

SG Tushar Mehta: Right now we are not dealing with obscenity. But with perversity. Something needs to be done on user generated content. One can have his own @YouTube channel and....we cannot do everything and anything under the garb of free expression

CJI Surya Kant: It is strange that I create my own channel and keep doing things without being accountable. Yes free speech has to be protected ..suppose there is a program with adult content.. there can be warning in advance with parental control. AG R Venkataramani: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is proposing to have a meeting. They will do everything possible to have a public consultation

CJI: if some provisions need to be incorporated or something needs amendment

SG: yea being considered. I had a word with the minister.

Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging SIR in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry
#SIR #SupremeCourt CJI Kant: Tamil Nadu SIR matter will be on Monday. Kerala SIR issue is for deferment of SIR since local body elections are on

Sr Adv Rakesh Dwivedi: Plea was first before Madras HC. State election commission had said they are not facing any issues. ECI and SEC are coordinating. 99 percent voters have got forms, more than 50 percent are digitised.

CJI Kant: File separate status report for Kerala SIR.

CJI BR Gavai speaks a day before he demits office as 52nd Chief Justice of India

Q: Post retirement?

CJI: I have made it clear that I will not accept any post retirement opportunity. I will like to work for tribals. I will be in Delhi only primarily. Transfers controversy?

CJI: We only made transfers when it was needed or guidance of senior judges were needed in that High Court. Some transfers were because of complaints were received but they were processed only after verification from the consultee judges.

Supreme Court to resume hearing pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and other accused seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

#SupremeCourt #UmarKhalid Hearing begins

Supreme Court to continue hearing bail pleas by Umar Khalid and other accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Delhi police to resume arguments today.

Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria

#SupremeCourt #UmarKhalid -hearing begins-

ASG SV Raju: I had finished my submissions on parity. I was on the aspect of delay. There was delay even after the high court judgement.

Raju points to the counter affidavit filed by the Delhi police.

He says delay in trial proceedings are attributable to the accused. Highlights orders dated 7.8.25, 12.8.25, 3.9.25, 14.10.25 of the trial court saying adjournments were sought by the accused.

Supreme Court resumes hearing plea seeking investigation into alleged financial irregularities and fund diversion by Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL), now renamed Sammaan Capital Ltd.

Bench: Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh ASG SV Raju: your lordships had sought for the reports last time, I am ready with the reports.

Adv Prashant Bhushan: on the basis of SEBI affidavit this case is crying for an FIR. India bulls is a NBFC. They sent it to the NHB and MCA. Though MCA filed two affidavits before the high court, they don’t mention this before the high court. All that they say is yes certain violations have been noted and they have been compounded. Sameer Gehlot has fled the country. He has bought 5 star hotels, yachts, aircrafts there. SEBI has pointed out that there appears to be evergreening of loans. Shareholding of public is getting transferred to Sameer Gehlot. It needs a detailed investigation.

Supreme Court hears case pertaining to long pending bar council elections in States.

Bench: Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh On the last hearing, the court had said it will appoint retired high court judges for each state to oversee bar council polls.

Supreme Court resumes hearing case regarding appointment of information commissioners.

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ASG KM Nataraj: the meeting unfortunately could not be held.

Prashant Bhushan: today there are 2/11 information commissioners. There are 9 vacancies. It’s been 2 years since this is happening. RTI is not at all a priority for this government.

Court: the committee might have been busy in elections. It is a possibility.

Attorney General for India R Venkataramani to shortly make submissions before Supreme Court on the case challenging the validity of the Tribunal Reforms law #SupremeCourt AG addresses individual applications first. CESTAT, ITAT etc

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Inaugural Session of National Conference on 'Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms' and Celebration of 'Legal Services Day'
#SupremeCourt @PMOIndia CJI BR Gavai, CJI Designate Justice Surya Kant, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal present on dias @arjunrammeghwal #SupremeCourt @PMOIndia

Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath to shortly deliver the AK Sen memorial lecture, 2025. Justice Nath: I am dumbfounded whether or not to deliver this memorial lecture, because after hearing all the interesting anecdotes and episodes and about the life of Mr. Sen, of which I have neither been associated, acquainted, or known, like Mr. Bagchi is from Calcutta, Dr. Singhvi remembers back to his father's time with Mr. Sen, Mr. Jayanta Mitra also has so many. If they could have continued, I would have enjoyed more. But since I have been assigned this job of delivering the lecture, I think now the boring part starts. All of you will have to suffer me and listen to this lecture, which is a scripted one…. I don't have anecdotes to narrate. If I could be excused, I would be very happy and request all the panelists to continue with some more. And I would say that my lecture is delivered….Reasons to follow and we can go ahead.

Madras Bar Association case challenging the validity of the Tribunal Reforms Act

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar to make submissions today

CJI BR Gavai: Let us see if Attorney General appears at 2 pm. He had said he will

#SupremeCourt Sr Adv Arvind Datar: This case started 34 years ago in 1991 so as to say.

CJI: AG attempted to make submissions on the merits of the provisions.

Datar: 50 years eligibility, 4 years tenure and search cum selection committee... These are the three areas..now for 50 years.... It is about giving a chance..

CJI: see I became a judge at 42, maybe I did not have adequate experience at that time

Datar: I don't want to commit contempt

Justice Vinod Chandran: order of a 50 year old tribunal judge will be dealt by a 45 year old High Court judge !

Stray dogs case: Supreme Court to continue monitoring compliance of Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 in various states.

Chief Secretaries of all states except Delhi, Telangana, and West Bengal to appear before the Court today with compliance affidavits for their respective states.

Bench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria All Chief Secretaries present in Court.

Sr. Adv. AM Singhvi: your lordships may limit entry only for this case. It’s really difficult to come in.

Justice Nath: I had suggested an auditorium…. Who appears for Andhra Pradesh? What’s your explanation? Why was no affidavit filed on the previous date?

CS Andhra Pradesh inaudible.

The Court reviews affidavits.

Supreme Court hears plea pertaining to appointment of information commissioners.

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi Adv Prashant Bhushan: this is regarding appointment to information commissions. It has been 10 months from the last order. There are so many orders asking to appoint and the pendency is just skyrocketing. The RTI is being destroyed by not appointing information commissioners.

Supreme Court to shortly hear the issue concerning stray dogs and the Pan India policy on Animal Birth control rules implementation #SupremeCourt Sr Adv Sidharth Luthra: One matter has come from High court. All matters are here

Justice Vikram Nath: we do not have compliance affidavit by any of the states.

Adv: MCD (Delhi) has filed it, Telangana, West Bengal.. also

Luthra: We have not been supplied

Delhi High Court heard the submissions of intervenor Broadband India Forum in the copyright suit filed by ANI against OpenAI. Senior Advocate Arvind Datar is appearing for Broadband India Forum.

The matter is being heard by Justice Amit Bansal.

Delhi High Court is hearing the suit filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI) concerning copyright, trademark infringement suit against digital content creator and YouTuber Mohak Mangal. Mangal has filed a fresh application seeking reinstatement of ten videos taken down by YouTube due to copyright strike by ANI.