A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Lt. Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. National Investigating Agency (NIA).Item 38 in Court 1 – MA 353-354/2019 in SLP(Crl) No. 9506-9507/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna.The petitioner is one of the accused in the Malegaon blast case and has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of charges against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In the previous hearing, the Supreme Court had directed the Bombay High Court to decide on the question of sanctions for trial against Purohit..Today in Court: The court stated that it had not set any fixed time schedule for the completion of procedure for procurement of sanctions to prosecute Purohit under UAPA. The Bombay High Court will decide on these questions, the Supreme Court said..Common Cause and Anr vs Union of India (For Judgment).Item 1501 Court No. 4 – WP (C) No. 54/2019.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha.Judgment in the petition challenging the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as the interim Director of the CBI after the ouster of Alok Verma from the post of Director. The petition seeks greater transparency in the process of appointment to this post..Today in Court: The Judgment was not delivered today due to non-availability of Justice Arun Mishra.Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board vs Sterlite Industries (For Judgment).Item No. 1501 in Court 5 – CA No. 4763-4764/2013.Bench: Justices Rohinton Nariman and Navin Sinha.Judgment in the appeal filed by the State against the NGT order which allowed re-opening of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper Smelt plant in Tuticorin. The plant was shut down in 2018 after a protest against the plant turned violent with the Police opening fire at the protesters killing several civilians..Today in Court: The Court refused to allow reopening of the plant in Tuticorin and set aside the NGT order which had allowed the plant to be reopened. The Company is at liberty to approach the Madras High Court and is also at liberty to apply before the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to secure expeditious disposal of the matter..DELHI HIGH COURT.Associated Journals Ltd vs Land and Development Office & Anr.Item No. 23 in Court 1 – LPA 10/2019 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao.The case is an appeal against an order of a single Judge Bench which had upheld the Central government order asking Associated Journals Limited to vacate Herald House..Today in Court: The Court reserved its order in the appeal..Read full story here.
A summary of important cases from the causelist of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and the Madras High Court..The causelist will be updated in the evening to reflect the developments in court today..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Lt. Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. National Investigating Agency (NIA).Item 38 in Court 1 – MA 353-354/2019 in SLP(Crl) No. 9506-9507/2018.Bench: Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna.The petitioner is one of the accused in the Malegaon blast case and has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of charges against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In the previous hearing, the Supreme Court had directed the Bombay High Court to decide on the question of sanctions for trial against Purohit..Today in Court: The court stated that it had not set any fixed time schedule for the completion of procedure for procurement of sanctions to prosecute Purohit under UAPA. The Bombay High Court will decide on these questions, the Supreme Court said..Common Cause and Anr vs Union of India (For Judgment).Item 1501 Court No. 4 – WP (C) No. 54/2019.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha.Judgment in the petition challenging the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as the interim Director of the CBI after the ouster of Alok Verma from the post of Director. The petition seeks greater transparency in the process of appointment to this post..Today in Court: The Judgment was not delivered today due to non-availability of Justice Arun Mishra.Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board vs Sterlite Industries (For Judgment).Item No. 1501 in Court 5 – CA No. 4763-4764/2013.Bench: Justices Rohinton Nariman and Navin Sinha.Judgment in the appeal filed by the State against the NGT order which allowed re-opening of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper Smelt plant in Tuticorin. The plant was shut down in 2018 after a protest against the plant turned violent with the Police opening fire at the protesters killing several civilians..Today in Court: The Court refused to allow reopening of the plant in Tuticorin and set aside the NGT order which had allowed the plant to be reopened. The Company is at liberty to approach the Madras High Court and is also at liberty to apply before the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to secure expeditious disposal of the matter..DELHI HIGH COURT.Associated Journals Ltd vs Land and Development Office & Anr.Item No. 23 in Court 1 – LPA 10/2019 .Bench: Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao.The case is an appeal against an order of a single Judge Bench which had upheld the Central government order asking Associated Journals Limited to vacate Herald House..Today in Court: The Court reserved its order in the appeal..Read full story here.