A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

• Association of Democratic Reforms vs UOI

Item 27 in Court 1 - WP(C)No. 333/2017

Bench: CJI SA Bobde with Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant

This petititon challenges the validity of the scheme of Electoral Bonds

• Pawan Kumar Gupta vs State of NCT Delhi

Item 301 in Court 5 - Diary No. 2122-2020

Bench: Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, and AS Bopanna

This is a petition filed by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case who has approached the SC claiming he was juvenile at the time of commission of the offence. In December 2019, the Delhi High Court had rejected his plea.

SESSIONS COURT, SAKET

• State vs Brajesh Kumar Thakur & Ors

Bench: Additional Sessions Judge, Saurabh Kulshreshtha

The Court will pronounce its verdict in the Muzaffarpur Shelter home case.