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.Anuradha Bhasin vs UOI.Item 1 in Court 2 – W.P.(C) No. 1031/2019.Bench: Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and BR Gavai.This petition filed by the Editor of Kashmir Times challenges restrictions on the media and communication in Kashmir valley which has been under clampdown since August 5 when the special status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked..Ghulam Nabi Azad vs Union of India.Item 2 in Court 2 – W.P.(C) No. 1164/2019.Bench: Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and BR Gavai.A petition filed by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. Azad had sought permission to visit Kashmir and had also sought production of government orders under which communication restrictions and curfew were imposed..Indore Development Authority and Etc. and Ors vs Manoharlal .Item 501 in Court 3 -SLP(C) No. 9036-9038/2016.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, Indira Banerjee, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat.The case concerns the interpretation of Section 24 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Land Acquisition Act, 2013).Kaushal Kishore vs State of UP Home Department.Item 503 in Court 3 – W.P.(Crl.) No. 113/2016.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, Indira Banerjee, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat.This case deals with the question of whether a person holding a public office can make statements and remarks regarding pending cases and affect the due process of fair trial and claim the right to freedom of expression on the same..ROUSE AVENUE COURT.MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani – CT Cases/5/2019.Bench: Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal .The case pertains to MJ Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani after she accused Akbar of sexual harassment..Today in Court: Cross-examination of Priya Ramani and Niloufer Venkatraman was concluded..Read the full account here..MADRAS HIGH COURT.Union of India and 2 others v. K Lakshminarayanan and 3 others – WA 2806/2019Item no. 44 in Court no. 1.Bench: Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Subramonium Prasad.The appeal has been filed against a single judge ruling which held that the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, cannot interfere with the day-to-day affairs of the Puducherry administration..Today in Court: The matter has been adjourned. It will be taken up on December 11.
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.Anuradha Bhasin vs UOI.Item 1 in Court 2 – W.P.(C) No. 1031/2019.Bench: Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and BR Gavai.This petition filed by the Editor of Kashmir Times challenges restrictions on the media and communication in Kashmir valley which has been under clampdown since August 5 when the special status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked..Ghulam Nabi Azad vs Union of India.Item 2 in Court 2 – W.P.(C) No. 1164/2019.Bench: Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and BR Gavai.A petition filed by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. Azad had sought permission to visit Kashmir and had also sought production of government orders under which communication restrictions and curfew were imposed..Indore Development Authority and Etc. and Ors vs Manoharlal .Item 501 in Court 3 -SLP(C) No. 9036-9038/2016.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, Indira Banerjee, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat.The case concerns the interpretation of Section 24 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Land Acquisition Act, 2013).Kaushal Kishore vs State of UP Home Department.Item 503 in Court 3 – W.P.(Crl.) No. 113/2016.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, Indira Banerjee, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat.This case deals with the question of whether a person holding a public office can make statements and remarks regarding pending cases and affect the due process of fair trial and claim the right to freedom of expression on the same..ROUSE AVENUE COURT.MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani – CT Cases/5/2019.Bench: Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal .The case pertains to MJ Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani after she accused Akbar of sexual harassment..Today in Court: Cross-examination of Priya Ramani and Niloufer Venkatraman was concluded..Read the full account here..MADRAS HIGH COURT.Union of India and 2 others v. K Lakshminarayanan and 3 others – WA 2806/2019Item no. 44 in Court no. 1.Bench: Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Subramonium Prasad.The appeal has been filed against a single judge ruling which held that the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, cannot interfere with the day-to-day affairs of the Puducherry administration..Today in Court: The matter has been adjourned. It will be taken up on December 11.