Today in Supreme Court - Bilkis Bano, Pegasus, PMLA, PM Modi security breach, Teesta Setalvad

The Supreme Court of India is slated to hear many high profile cases today, a day which will also be the penultimate working day of incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana. .The bench led by CJI Ramana will hear at least 4 important cases. .Some of the important cases listed for hearing/ judgment today are as follows:.1. Remission of Bilkis Bano convicts .Cause title: Subhashini Ali v. State of GujaratPetitioners: CPI(M) leader Subhasini Ali, independent journalist and filmmaker Revati Laul and former philosophy professor and activist Roop Rekh VarmaBench: CJI NV Ramana and Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram NathAbout the case: Plea challenging the decision of the Gujarat government to grant remission to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Gujarat Riots.Read more about the case here..2. Pegasus.Cause title: Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of IndiaPetitioners: Advocate ML Sharma, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, Director of Hindu Group of publications N Ram and founder of Asianet Sashi Kumar, Editors Guild of India, journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh, Ipsa Shatakshi, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, SNM Abidi and Prem Shankar Jha.Bench: CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima KohliAbout the case: A slew of petitions seeking probe into allegations that Pegasus spyware created by an Israel company was used by the Government of India to snoop several persons including Indian journalists, activists, lawyers, officials, a former Supreme Court judge and others by infecting their electronic devices like mobile phones.The Supreme Court had constituted a 3-member expert committee to probe the scandal. The Court will consider the report by the committee today.Read more here..3. Review petition against PMLA Judgment .Cause title: Karti P Chidambaram v. The Directorate of EnforcementPetitioner: Karti P ChidambaramBench: CJI NV Ramana, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice CT RavikumarAbout the case: Open court hearing the review petition filed by Congress lawmaker Karti Chidambaram challenging the top court's July 27 verdict upholding the validity of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The Supreme Court had, on July 27, upheld the validity of provisions of PMLA. The verdict saw stringent bail conditions in money-laundering cases being upheld, in variance with earlier Supreme Court decisions.Read more here..4. PM Narendra Modi's Security Breach.Cause title: Lawyers Voice v. State of PunjabPetitioner: Lawyers VoiceBench: CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima KohliAbout the case: The Court will pass order on a plea by an organisation, Lawyers Voice seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged security breach during PM Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5. The Court had, on January 12, appointed a Committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra to probe the matter.Read more here..5. Teesta Setalvad bail.Cause title: Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of GujaratPetitioner: Teesta Atul SetalvadBench: Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, Sudhanshu DhuliaAbout the case: Bail plea filed by activist Teesta Setalvad after she was arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Godhra Riots cases.The Court had issued notice in the matter on August 22. It will consider the prayer for interim relief today. Read more here.