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.Rajib Sharma vs State of West Bengal.Item no. 32 in Court 1 – WP(Crl) 146/2019.Bench: CJI SA Bobde, Justices BR Gavai, and Surya Kant.This petition was filed against the arrest of BJP Worker Priyanka Sharma by the West Bengal Police allegedly for sharing on social media a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Sharma was released by the Police on Court orders but the larger question pertaining to freedom of speech and political satire has been kept open by the Court..In Re Felling of Trees in Aarey Forest (Maharashtra).Item 302 in Court 3 – SWM (C) 2/2019.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta.This matter concerns the feeling of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey forest by the government to make way for the building of the Metro Car Shed..DELHI HIGH COURT.Devender Kumar vs CBI & Ors.Item 38 in Court 29- CRL.M.A. 42802/2019.Bench: Justice Vibhu Bakhru.Rakesh Asthana vs Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors. .Item 39 in Court No. 29- CRL.M.A. 42801/2019 .Bench: Justice Vibhu Bakhru.The Court will hear CBI’s plea seeking an extension of the time granted to them to conclude the probe in the FIR lodged against former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devendra Kumar in relation to the Moin Qureshi bribery case..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned till Jan 6..Read the 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..SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.Rajib Sharma vs State of West Bengal.Item no. 32 in Court 1 – WP(Crl) 146/2019.Bench: CJI SA Bobde, Justices BR Gavai, and Surya Kant.This petition was filed against the arrest of BJP Worker Priyanka Sharma by the West Bengal Police allegedly for sharing on social media a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Sharma was released by the Police on Court orders but the larger question pertaining to freedom of speech and political satire has been kept open by the Court..In Re Felling of Trees in Aarey Forest (Maharashtra).Item 302 in Court 3 – SWM (C) 2/2019.Bench: Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta.This matter concerns the feeling of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey forest by the government to make way for the building of the Metro Car Shed..DELHI HIGH COURT.Devender Kumar vs CBI & Ors.Item 38 in Court 29- CRL.M.A. 42802/2019.Bench: Justice Vibhu Bakhru.Rakesh Asthana vs Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors. .Item 39 in Court No. 29- CRL.M.A. 42801/2019 .Bench: Justice Vibhu Bakhru.The Court will hear CBI’s plea seeking an extension of the time granted to them to conclude the probe in the FIR lodged against former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devendra Kumar in relation to the Moin Qureshi bribery case..Today in Court: The matter was adjourned till Jan 6..Read the full story here.