SC Reopens Tomorrow: 10 Big Things To Watch Out

Supreme Court reopens Tomorrow- on July 3, Monday- after a 45 day summer break to a packed schedule. Following are the main issues of public interest coming up in the immediate future: NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL : Cases in which Senior advocate and constitutional expert K K Venugopal , who was appointed the 15th Attorney General for India on Friday, appears for the Government of India will be keenly watched. The 86-year old is expected to bring a wealth of experience and legal gravitas to defend the Centre's policies in constitutional courts. Venugopal's name was cleared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately after he returned from the US and the proposal received President Pranab Mukherjee's assent. Venugopal will succeed Mukul Rohatgi, who after a three-year stint as the country's top law officer, wanted to return to private practice. Venugopal, who was an additional solicitor general in 1977, returns as a law officer after four decades.THE BIG TRIPLE TALAQ JUDGMENT: The most keenly awaited. After six days of continuous hearing, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar had on May 18 reserved its verdict on several petitions which challenged the constitutional validity of triple talaq.During the hearing the CJI had repeatedly asked " can what is sinful in the eyes of god be lawful?. If god considers it a sin it cant be legal. Can it be? We are just asking". Justice Kurian Joseph echoed the same question rephrasing it a bit asking: "is something is Islamically abhorrent, sinful or under any religious law it is distasteful, can it be validated by law made by man?" Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal for the AIMPLB had in his concluding remarks compared Muslim community to “ small birds on which the Golden Eagle preys” and said the “community's nests must have the protection of the Supreme Court”. Sibal said “it is that faith with which the community is today before the court seeking protection of its personal law customs and practices”. Sibal said “Muslim community faith in Supreme Court for last 67 yrs is fundamental and it is this faith that makes the country vibrant”.In a last ditch effort to evade a harsh order, the Muslim Board also filed an affidavit saying it would issue an advisory to ‘Qazis’, requesting them to advice the bridegrooms against resorting to triple talaq to annul their marriage. The Board also decided that those who resort to triple divorce in one go leading to the creation of problems thereafter should be boycotted by the Muslims.KARNAN’S MERCY PLEA: Jailed former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan is expected to approach Chief Justice J S Khehar led bench again immediately after the vacations seeking relief. On June 21 a vacation Bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul refused to entertain Karnan’s plea seeking interim bail and suspension of the six-month sentence awarded to him for contempt of court. They said the court was bound by the order of the seven-judge Bench on the case and suggested that he mention the matter before a Bench of the Chief Justice. “Only the special bench concerned” could hear the plea, the judges said.PLEAS CHALLENGING CATTLE SALE BAN NOTIFICATION: After the All India Jamiatul Quresh Action Committee’s plea on which the apex court issued notice to the Centre, one m ore petition has been filed in the apex court the May 25 Central notification, banning sale and purchase of cows and buffaloes at animal markets for slaughter. The fresh petition on the issue filed by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) , a major Left farmers body backed by the CPI(M) said the Centre's notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter violates fundamental rights of states and individuals, including the right to practice religion. The AIKS has contended that the notification allegedly violates several fundamental rights of individuals and states, including right to practice religion and free movement of goods The notification would also hamper the economic interests and livelihood of farmers, dairy farmers, cattle traders and businessmen, the farmers' body has argued. Referring to the recent spate of attacks on Dalits and minorities allegedly by cow protection vigilante outfits, the AIKS has said that the notification strengthens the hands of those who are leading such assaults.The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, allows only farmland owners to trade at animal marketsThe notification covers bulls, bullocks, cows, buffaloes, steers, heifers and calves, as well as the camel trade. They also require anyone purchasing cattle to provide an undertaking that the animals are bought for agricultural purposes and not slaughter.WHATSAPP CASE: A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court may soon start examining the privacy policy of instant messaging service Whatsapp which has come under challenge on...

SC Reopens Tomorrow: 10 Big Things To Watch Out

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