A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of HaryanaKalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Nandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhRe-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 PrisonsIndian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..Bombay High Court.India Centre for Human Rights and Law and 2 Ors. v. Union of India and 3 Ors.The High Court of Bombay v. The Chief Secretary & Ors.Unaided Schools Forum & 4 Ors. v. State of Maharashtra.Delhi High Court.NHRC v. CIC and Anr.Abhay Kumar Pandey v. National AIDS Control Organisation (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and Anr.Virbhadra Singh and Anr. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Lava International Ltd..SUMMARY OF CASES.1. Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – CA 3453/2002].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The case relating to the imposition of entry tax. The Bench is currently listening to the states’ arguments. When the matter was last heard, Senior Advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha had made his submissions..Today in Court: Senior Advocate Harish Salve made rejoinder arguments for the petitioners..2. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 9 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012].Bench: Dipak Misra, C. Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: This case was adjourned..3. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 11 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned, and listed for a detailed hearing on September 20..4. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh.[Item 1 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 IN WP(C) 250/2007 ].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agarwal JJ..Petition concerning the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists. At the last hearing, a status report submitted by the CBI was considered by the Court. For a more detailed report, read this article..Today in Court: Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted a list of names involved in the Maoist violence, and the respondents were directed to go through this list and accordingly give instructions to the investigating agency. A report under Section 173 of the IPC is to be filed by the first week of October. The matter is now listed for October 17..5. Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1,382 Prisons.[Item 15 in court 7 – Writ Petition (Civil) 406/2013].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agrawal JJ..Case pertaining to inhuman treatment of prisoners and under-trials in jails..Today in Court: This case did not come up today..6. Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..[Item 14 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 793/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Petition concerning grant of licenses to dance bars in Maharashtra..Today in Court: Notice has been issued to the State of Maharashtra, and the respondents have been directed to file a counter affidavit within six weeks. Read our detailed report here..Bombay High Court.1. India Centre for Human Rights and Law and 2 Ors. v. Union of India and 3 Ors..[Item 8 Court 13- PIL(OS)/27/2007].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL raising several issues to ensure that all railway platforms in the city are disabled friendly. The issue of raising the height of the platforms, installing ramps and railings at the entrances, lowering the height of the booking window etc. are all part of the PIL. Senior counsel Gayatri Singh appears for the petitioners and Suresh Kumar appears for the Railways..For more details, read our previous report..Today in court: The bench has directed the railways to give a time frame for compliance of orders or risk contempt proceedings. The matter has been adjourned to September 19..2. The High Court of Bombay v. The Chief Secretary & Ors..[Item 9 Court 13- PIL(C)/7/2011].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A suo-motu PIL dealing with basic court infrastructure in the state. Senior counsel AA Kumbhakoni is the amicus in the matter, SR Nargolkar appears for the administrative side of the High Court and AB Vagyani appears for the state. For more, read our detailed report..Today in court: The specific issue of fire safety audit in buildings allotted to the court, was raised by SR Nargolkar. He said that although the PWD had stated that it was done, the audit was yet to be conducted. The State has now been directed to submit data in this regard. The next date of hearing is September 7..3. Unaided Schools Forum & 4 Ors. v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 13 Court 52- WP(OS)/1525/2015].Bench: CJ Manjula Chellur, MS Sonak J.The petitioners challenge the validity of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2011. This act deals with fee structures and related fee issues..Today in court: This case was adjourned..Delhi High Court.1. NHRC v. CIC and Anr..[W.P. (C) 349/2015; Court No. 16 Item No. 8].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Petition filed by NHRC against CIC order dated 4.12.2014 in an appeal filed by respondent no. 2..Today in Court: The counsel for CIC requested that CIC be deleted as a party in the case. The bench will hear the matter further on a later date..2. Abhay Kumar Pandey v. National AIDS Control Organisation (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and Anr..[W.P. (C) 7674/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 21].Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J..Petition challenging the hiring process at NACO. The matter will be heard at a later date..Today in Court: The bench issued notice to the respondents..3. Virbhadra Singh and Anr. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors..[W.P. (Crl) 2757/2015; Court No. 34 Item No. 51].Bench: Vipin Sanghi, J..A case alleging disproportionate assets filed against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. In the last hearing, CBI had stated that the chargesheet against Singh was ready to be filed. Justice AK Pathak, however had stated that the matter will be listed before another bench, without citing any reason for the same..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to September 8..4. Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Lava International Ltd..[CS (Comm) 1148/2016; Court No. 24 Item No. 36].Bench: S. Muralidhar, J..Patent infringement suit filed by Ericsson against Lava International Ltd. claiming royalty and damages. The matter is now listed for final arguments..Today in Court: Senior Advocates Gopal Subramanium and Pratibha Singh continued the final arguments for Ericsson. The deadline for final arguments has been set for September 16.
A summary of cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India, the Bombay High Court and the Delhi High Court..TABLE OF CASES.Supreme Court.Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of HaryanaKalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors.Nandini Sundar v. State of ChattisgarhRe-Inhuman Conditions in 1382 PrisonsIndian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..Bombay High Court.India Centre for Human Rights and Law and 2 Ors. v. Union of India and 3 Ors.The High Court of Bombay v. The Chief Secretary & Ors.Unaided Schools Forum & 4 Ors. v. State of Maharashtra.Delhi High Court.NHRC v. CIC and Anr.Abhay Kumar Pandey v. National AIDS Control Organisation (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and Anr.Virbhadra Singh and Anr. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Lava International Ltd..SUMMARY OF CASES.1. Jindal Stainless Steel v. State of Haryana.[Item 901 in court 1 – CA 3453/2002].Bench: Chief Justice TS Thakur, AK Sikri, SA Bobde, Shiva Kirti Singh, NV Ramana, R Banumathi, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan JJ..The case relating to the imposition of entry tax. The Bench is currently listening to the states’ arguments. When the matter was last heard, Senior Advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha had made his submissions..Today in Court: Senior Advocate Harish Salve made rejoinder arguments for the petitioners..2. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 9 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012].Bench: Dipak Misra, C. Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: This case was adjourned..3. Prasar Bharti v. Board of Control For Cricket In India & Ors..[Item 11 in court 6 – SLP(C) 4572-4573/2015].Bench: Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant JJ..An appeal against the Delhi High Court judgment barring Doordarshan from sharing a live feed of World Cup Cricket matches with private cable operators. Read more about the case here..Today in Court: This matter was adjourned, and listed for a detailed hearing on September 20..4. Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh.[Item 1 in court 7 – IA 10/2016 IN WP(C) 250/2007 ].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agarwal JJ..Petition concerning the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists. At the last hearing, a status report submitted by the CBI was considered by the Court. For a more detailed report, read this article..Today in Court: Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the petitioners, submitted a list of names involved in the Maoist violence, and the respondents were directed to go through this list and accordingly give instructions to the investigating agency. A report under Section 173 of the IPC is to be filed by the first week of October. The matter is now listed for October 17..5. Re-Inhuman Conditions in 1,382 Prisons.[Item 15 in court 7 – Writ Petition (Civil) 406/2013].Bench: Madan B Lokur, RK Agrawal JJ..Case pertaining to inhuman treatment of prisoners and under-trials in jails..Today in Court: This case did not come up today..6. Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association & Anr. v. State Of Maharashtra & Anr..[Item 14 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 793/2014].Bench: Dipak Misra, C Nagappan JJ..Petition concerning grant of licenses to dance bars in Maharashtra..Today in Court: Notice has been issued to the State of Maharashtra, and the respondents have been directed to file a counter affidavit within six weeks. Read our detailed report here..Bombay High Court.1. India Centre for Human Rights and Law and 2 Ors. v. Union of India and 3 Ors..[Item 8 Court 13- PIL(OS)/27/2007].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A PIL raising several issues to ensure that all railway platforms in the city are disabled friendly. The issue of raising the height of the platforms, installing ramps and railings at the entrances, lowering the height of the booking window etc. are all part of the PIL. Senior counsel Gayatri Singh appears for the petitioners and Suresh Kumar appears for the Railways..For more details, read our previous report..Today in court: The bench has directed the railways to give a time frame for compliance of orders or risk contempt proceedings. The matter has been adjourned to September 19..2. The High Court of Bombay v. The Chief Secretary & Ors..[Item 9 Court 13- PIL(C)/7/2011].Bench: AS Oka, AA Sayed JJ.A suo-motu PIL dealing with basic court infrastructure in the state. Senior counsel AA Kumbhakoni is the amicus in the matter, SR Nargolkar appears for the administrative side of the High Court and AB Vagyani appears for the state. For more, read our detailed report..Today in court: The specific issue of fire safety audit in buildings allotted to the court, was raised by SR Nargolkar. He said that although the PWD had stated that it was done, the audit was yet to be conducted. The State has now been directed to submit data in this regard. The next date of hearing is September 7..3. Unaided Schools Forum & 4 Ors. v. State of Maharashtra.[Item 13 Court 52- WP(OS)/1525/2015].Bench: CJ Manjula Chellur, MS Sonak J.The petitioners challenge the validity of the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2011. This act deals with fee structures and related fee issues..Today in court: This case was adjourned..Delhi High Court.1. NHRC v. CIC and Anr..[W.P. (C) 349/2015; Court No. 16 Item No. 8].Bench: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J..Petition filed by NHRC against CIC order dated 4.12.2014 in an appeal filed by respondent no. 2..Today in Court: The counsel for CIC requested that CIC be deleted as a party in the case. The bench will hear the matter further on a later date..2. Abhay Kumar Pandey v. National AIDS Control Organisation (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and Anr..[W.P. (C) 7674/2016; Court No. 1 Item No. 21].Bench: G. Rohini, CJ, Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J..Petition challenging the hiring process at NACO. The matter will be heard at a later date..Today in Court: The bench issued notice to the respondents..3. Virbhadra Singh and Anr. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors..[W.P. (Crl) 2757/2015; Court No. 34 Item No. 51].Bench: Vipin Sanghi, J..A case alleging disproportionate assets filed against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. In the last hearing, CBI had stated that the chargesheet against Singh was ready to be filed. Justice AK Pathak, however had stated that the matter will be listed before another bench, without citing any reason for the same..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned to September 8..4. Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Lava International Ltd..[CS (Comm) 1148/2016; Court No. 24 Item No. 36].Bench: S. Muralidhar, J..Patent infringement suit filed by Ericsson against Lava International Ltd. claiming royalty and damages. The matter is now listed for final arguments..Today in Court: Senior Advocates Gopal Subramanium and Pratibha Singh continued the final arguments for Ericsson. The deadline for final arguments has been set for September 16.