Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (12th- 17th February, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week, providing a succinct overview. Orders/ Judgments Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy Case Title: Arha Media and Broadcasting Private Limited v. Google India Private Limited & Ors., Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 2711 of 2024 Coram: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma The Supreme Court issued notice to Google India on petitions filed by tech start-ups challenging Google Play Store's billing policy as exploitative. However, the bench refused to immediately stay Google's decision to remove apps from its Play Store over non-compliance with its billing policies. Supreme Court Rejects Congress MLA K Babu's Objections To Maintainability Of Election Petition Filed By CPI(M) Leader M Swaraj Case Title: K. Babu V. M. Swaraj, SLP (C) No. 15320/2023 Coram: Justices Aniruddha Bose and PV Sanjay Kumar The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by K Babu, Congress MLA from Kerala, challenging the maintainability of the election petition filed by CPI(M) leader M Swaraj in the Kerala High Court challenging the former's election from Thrippunithura constituency in the 2021 assembly elections. Babu had approached the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court's order, which rejected his preliminary objections to Swaraj's petition. 'Hypertechnical Interpretation Be Avoided' : Supreme Court Allows GST Officer To Be Treated As Candidate Under 'Reserved Female Category' Case Title: PRIYANKA PRAKASH KULKARNI VERSUS MAHARASHTRA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 107 Coram: Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma The Supreme Court observed that the courts should not give a hypertechnical interpretation to the clause(s) that would nullify the effect of the corrigendum/instructions. 'Pension Scheme Must Be Interpreted Widely' : Supreme Court Allows Central Govt Service To Be Included For Pension Of Gujarat Govt Employee Case Title: VINOD KANJIBHAI BHAGORA vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 108 Coram: Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma The Supreme Court, while granting a pension to a government employee under Gujarat Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2022, observed that a government servant earns a pension in lieu of tireless service by him/ her. Further, pension is often an important consideration for the person(s) seeking government employment. Heartbreaks Part Of Everyday Life; Breaking Up & Advising Partner To Marry Someone Else Won't Amount To Abetment To Suicide: Supreme Court Case Title: PRABHU VERSUS THE STATE REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE & ANR., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 112Coram: Justices Vikram Nath and K.V. Viswanathan The Supreme Court observed that merely advising a partner to marry as per the advice of parents would not attract the penal provisions of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal. Appointment Of Deputy Chief Ministers Not Unconstitutional : Supreme Court Case Title: PUBLIC POLITICAL PARTY vs. UNION OF INDIA W.P.(C) No. 000090 - / 2024 Coram: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers in various states as being violative of Article 14. The Court opined that the Deputy Chief Minister was firstly a minister within the state government and the position was merely a label and nothing more. Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Challenge To Law Allowing Collection Of Prisoners' Biometrics; Asks Petitioners To Approach HC Case Title: Internet Freedom Foundation & Ors. v. Union Of India & Ors., Diary No. 53491 of 2023 Coram: Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta The Supreme Court refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) challenging the constitutionality of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, and the attendant rules, but granted the organisation liberty to approach the jurisdictional high court. Students Union Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging UGC's Limitations On Number Of Times Candidate Can Contest Case Title: NAVEEN PRAKASH NAUTIYAL AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS., W.P.(C) No. 1079/2023 Coram: Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan In a plea against limitation of the number of times a candidate can contest Students Union elections for office bearer and executive posts, the Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (12th- 17th February, 2024)

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