Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024

Nominal IndexCitationsM/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. v. A Fathima Fareedunisa & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos.7709–7710 of 2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 881Sonu Choudary v. State of NCT Delhi, Criminal Appeal No. 3111 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 882Shyam Kumar Inani v. Vinod Agrawal & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 2845/2015 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 883In Re: Directions in the matter of...

Senior Designation Procedure Needs Relook : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) that the procedure of conferring senior designation to advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 requires a reconsideration.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing a case in which it has noted recurring instances of false statements made in various...

Get Data From Stationary Satellites On Farm Fires Instead Of Polar Orbiting Ones : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) directed the Union Government to get data from stationary satellites regarding farm fires caused by stubble burning. The direction was passed after noting that there were discrepancies in the data collected by NASA's polar-orbiting satellite and a Korean stationary satellite regarding farm fires.The Court observed that the data from stationary...

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Contempt Case Against DDA Over Tree Felling, Says Happened To Meet Delhi LG At NALSA Event

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (November 18) recused himself from hearing the contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the illegal felling of trees in Delhi Ridge.When the matter came up for hearing before the bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, the CJI verbally remarked: "As a Chairman of NALSA, I went to a Bihar jail. The LG of Delhi was...

Delhi Air Pollution | GRAP-IV Restrictions To Continue In NCR Even If AQI Falls Below 450 : Supreme Court

Addressing the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) directed that the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan Statge IV (GRAP-IV) should continue even if the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi improves and falls below 450 till further orders.The Court also expressed dissatisfaction with the Commission for Air...

Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 18) once again expressed concerns about the low rate of convictions in the complaints filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Justice Abhay S Oka, heading a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, orally told the counsel of the Enforcement Directorate, "Someday you must find out how many cases of a complaint under PMLA have ended with...

DHCBA Women Reservation | Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Lawyer's Comment On Women Representation In Bench

While hearing pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in the Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Supreme Court today expressed serious displeasure at a counsel's comment regarding women representation in the Court's Bench(es).Justice Surya Kant, part of a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, called out the remark, saying that if it was meant for the media and to play to the gallery,...

Supreme Court Criticises ICICI Bank For Not Defreezing Newsclick's Bank Accounts Despite Stay On Tax Recovery Steps

The Supreme Court today disposed of a miscellaneous application whereby, it allowed news portal Newclick's plea seeking direction against the ICICI bank, Saket, New Delhi, to comply with the August 9 order of the Court. In the instant miscellaneous application, the petitioners raised the issue that after the Court's August 9 order, the de-freezing of their bank accounts has not begun as the...

Supreme Court Holds Order Which Set Deadline On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea After Solicitor General's Request

After an urgent mentioning made by the Solicitor General of India, the Supreme Court agreed to not upload the order which it passed this morning as per which the President was requested to take a decision on the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within two weeks.A special bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice PK Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan had dictated the order...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Madras HC Judge D Krishnakumar As Manipur HC Chief Justice

The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna has on November 18, recommended the appointment of Justice D Krishnakumar as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. Justice Krishnakumar is a judge of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has come in view of the nearing retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Justice Siddharth Mridul on 21st November 2024....

'11 DRTs Have No Presiding Officers': Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On PIL To Fill Up Vacancies

The Supreme Court today (November 18) sought a response from the Union of India in a Public Interest Litigation seeking filling of pending appointments of Presiding Officers in the Debt Recovery Tribunals. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar noted that so far appointments in 11 DRTs remain to be completed. The following order was passed : "11 Debt Recovery Tribunals...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Enquiry Into Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Death

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation initiated seeking inquiry into the death of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan refused to entertain the PIL saying that it was not a matter which the Court could decide.The petitioner, who appeared in person, submitted that death of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose remains a...