Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Top Stories This Week:1. Central Vista Project: Supreme Court Allows Foundation Ceremony For New Parliament Building Without Altering Site In Any Manner [Rajeev Suri V. UOI]Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Central Government to conduct the foundation ceremony of the Central Vista project without altering the status of the site in any manner. After the Court slammed the Central Government for going ahead with the construction works of the project even when the judgment on the petitions against it is awaited, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta undertook that no construction or demolition of structures or cutting down of trees will take place.2. Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIRs Against Journalist Amish Devgan For Remarks Against Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti [Amish Devgan V. UOI]The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIRs registered against Journalist Amish Devgan for his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin Chisthi. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna however, clubbed all FIR's filed against Devgan and transferred them to Ajmer. The July 8 stay on investigation and coercive action against the journalist will continue.Also Read: Hate Speech Repudiates Right To Equality In A Polity Committed To Pluralism : Supreme CourtAlso Read: Persons Of Influence Have To Be More Responsible In Speech : Supreme Court In Amish Devgan's Case3. No COVID-19 Posters Outside Patients Homes Without Direction From Competent Authority Under DMA : Supreme Court [Kush Kalra V. UOI]The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that affixing of COVID-19 posters outside the homes of patients can be done only if there is a direction from the competent authority under the National Disaster Management Act. The order was passed in the case Kush Kalra v Union of India. The Court noted that the Centra has already clarified this stand on the issue and directed the States and Union Territories to follow the same.4. No Coercive Action Against 'Roshni Act' Beneficiaries For Now, Centre Tells Supreme Court; SC Asks J&K HC To Hear Review Petitions [Broadway Enterprises V. SK Bhalla/ Batch pleas]The Solicitor General on Thursday told the Supreme Court that no coercive action will be taken for now against the beneficiaries under the 'Roshni Act', which has been declared as unconstitutional by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in October. The submission was made before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana during the hearing of petitions filed against the High Court verdict by persons who claimed to be a lawful leaseholders.5. Supreme Court Allows Ashok Arora To Argue In Person Plea Against His Suspension As SCBA Secretary [Ashoka Arora V. SCBA]The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the special leave petition filed by former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Ashok Arora against the Delhi High Court order wherein his plea seeking a stay on his suspension from SCBA was rejected. A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and BR Gavai heard the matter and allowed Arora to argue in person.6. Supreme Court Vacates 2-Yr old Blanket Ban Restraining Other Courts From Hearing Disputes Related To BCCI, State Cricket Associations [BCCI V. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.]The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated its nearly two-year old blanket ban restraining other courts from hearing disputes related to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and state cricket associations. The apex court, on March 14, 2019, had restrained all other courts across the country from entertaining or proceeding with any matter pertaining to cash-rich BCCI and state cricket associations till the court-appointed mediator and senior advocate P S Narasimha submitted his report on pending disputes.7. Fire At COVID-19 Hospitals : Supreme Court Calls For Fire Safety Audit Report From States [In Re: The Proper Treatment of COVID19 Patients and Dignified Handling of Dead Bodies in The Hospitals Etc.]The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Gujarat to file the report of the inquiry into the fire incidents in COVID-19 hospitals by December 11. Solicitor General appeared for the Centre and informed a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah that the report with regard to the fire safety audit of states is under preparation.8. Maratha Quota : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Start Final Hearing From Jan 25; Stay Order Continues [Jaisrilaxmanrao Patil V. State of Maharashtra]A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear from January 25 the challenge against the the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education. The bench refused to pass any order to lift the stay put by a three-judge bench in September this year on making appointments and admissions under the Maratha quota. The stay order was passed by the 3-judge bench which referred the appeals to the larger bench.9. Supreme Court Directs IIT...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Sanya Talwar

Week Commencing December 6 to December 13, 2020

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