Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (4th February-10th February)

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 and also the updates of the Constitution bench hearing on the permissibility of sub-classification among Scheduled Castes (SC)& Scheduled Tribes (ST), providing a succinct overview. Orders/ Judgments Even If Chargesheet Is Filed During Pendency Of Petition To Quash FIR, High Court Can Examine If Offences Are Made Out : Supreme Court Case Title: MAMTA SHAILESH CHANDRA VERSUS STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ORS., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 86 Coram: Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar Recently, the Supreme Court observed that if the charge sheet is filed against the accused during the pendency of the petition for quashing of the FIR, the High Court is not restrained from exercising its inherent jurisdiction and could still examine if offences alleged to have been committed were prima facie made out or not on the basis of the F.I.R., charge sheet,Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up and other documents. Dispute Over Delhi LG's Power To Nominate Members : Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor's Plea On Standing Committee Case Title: MAYOR, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI vs. THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF DELHI W.P.(C) No. 73/2024 Coram: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra The Supreme Court adjourned by two weeks the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Shelly Oberoi, the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee. Supreme Court Issues Notice On Haryana Govt's Plea Against High Court Order Striking Down 75% Domicile Quota As Unconstitutional Case Title: State of Haryana v. Faridabad Industries Association | Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 1627 of 2024 Coram: Justice PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar The Supreme Court issued notice on the State of Haryana's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order declaring the 75 percent domicile reservation for locals in the private sector with a monthly salary below Rs 30,000 as unconstitutional. Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate Case Title: Sanjay Singh v. Union of India & Anr. | Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 14510 of 2023 Coram: Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) adjourned until March 5 a plea by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, challenging his arrest and remand on charges of money laundering over alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of a now-scrapped liquor policy in Delhi. Singh has been in custody since October, when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Madras HC Judge Ought To Have Ideally Obtained Orders From Chief Justice Before Proceeding With Suo Motu Revision : Supreme Court On Order Against TN Minister CASE TITLE: THIRU. K.K.S.S.R. RAMACHANDRAN VERSUS STATE REP. BY: THE ADDITIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AND ORS., SLP (Crl) Diary No. 3245/2024 Coram: Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra In the matter pertaining to a Single Judge of Madras High Court taking suo motu revision against the discharge of Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister KKSSR Ramachandran in a corruption case, the Supreme Court observed that the judge ought to have ideally placed the matter before the Chief Justice of the court prior to the passing of the order. After hearing submissions addressed on behalf of Ramachandran and seeing the report submitted by the Registrar General of the Madras High Court, the Bench left it for the Chief Justice of the High Court to take a call on who shall hear and decide the suo motu proceedings initiated by the Single Judge. Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Union On Implementing 'Kavach' Protection System In Indian Railways Case Title: Vishal Tiwari vs. Union of India., 23592 – 2023 Coram: Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan The Supreme Court sought a detailed status report from the Union Government regarding the future planning of the implementation of the anti-collision 'Kavach' system in the Indian Railways. The Public Interest Litigation filed by an Advocate Vishal Tiwari, raises issues regarding safety/protection measures with respect to the train accidents in India. It is pointed out that the Government of India has approved the Kavach System to prevent train accidents. However, the said Kavach system has yet not been implemented in all trains. Vivekananda Reddy Murder ...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (4th February-10th February)

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