Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: August 22 To August 28, 2022

AIFF Elections - 'Equal Representation Of Players Necessary', Bhaichung Bhutia Moves Supreme Court Supporting CoA Ex-Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia had moved the Supreme Court seeking the draft constitution finalised by the CoA to be adopted as the new Constitution of the All India Football Federation as it prioritises and promotes welfare of the players over the vested interest of those who have been controlling Indian football for several years now. The intervention application filed by Bhutia also seeks that the order passed by the Apex Court on 03.08.2022 directing the inclusion of 36 football players in the electoral college for the election of the executive committee of the AIFF, be given full effect. Supreme Court Directs Status Quo On OBC Reservations In Maharashtra Local Polls Case Status: Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State of Maharashtra And Ors. SLP(C) No. 19756 of 2021 The Supreme Court directed status quo to be maintained in the matter pertaining to OBC reservations in Maharashtra local elections. This means that the OBC quota cannot be implemented for the time being in 367 local boies where the election process has already been notified. A special bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice J.B. Pardiwala, was considering an application filed by the State of Maharashtra seeking recall of the July 20 and July 28 orders which restrained the State Election Commission from re-notifying election process in 367 local bodies, where election process was already notified, so as to implement OBC quota. Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Its PMLA Judgment A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The plea was mentioned before CJI NV Ramana was eventually listed. Gujarat Police FIR-Supreme Court Issues Notice On Teesta Setalvad's Bail Plea, Agrees To Hear On Thursday Case Status : Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat SLP(Crl) No.7413 of 2022 The Supreme Court issued notice in a plea moved by Social activist Teesta Setalvad seeking bail in the case registered by Gujarat ATS alleging falsification of records to implicate high state functionaries in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case. At the outset, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the presiding judge of the bench, asked Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who was representing Teesta, whether there was any objection to him hearing the matter, due to his representation of "few of the accused in the Sohrabuddin murder matter". Sibal expressed that he has no objection. The Supreme Court directed Teesta to serve the Standing Counsel for the State and has kept the matter for hearing on August 25. [Delhi Govt vs LG] Justice DY Chandrachud Led Constitution Bench To Hear The Issue Of Control Of Services The CJI, NV Ramana said that he has constituted a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud to decide upon the questions pertaining to the legal dispute between the Delhi Government and the Central Government regarding the control over administrative services in the national capital. The issue in the case is - whether the Govt of NCT of Delhi has legislative and executive powers in relation to 'services' under Schedule VII, List II, Entry 41 of the Constitution of India and whether the officers of the various 'services' such as IAS, IPS, DANICS, and DANIPS who have been allocated to Delhi by the Union of India, come under the administrative control of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. Supreme Court Ends Mandate Of CoA To Administer AIFF; Hopes It Will Facilitate Revocation Of FIFA Suspension Case Status: All India Football Federation v. Rahul Mehra SLP(C) 30748 of 2017 In a significant development in Indian football, the Supreme Court passed a direction to terminate the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) - which has been constituted by the Court- to manage the affairs of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The Court passed this order in the light of the decision taken by the FIFA to suspend AIFF, which construed the functioning of the CoA as a "third party interference". The Central Government requested the Supreme Court to end the mandate of the Court-appointed Committee of Administrators(CoA) for the management of the All India Football Federation so as to lift the suspension of AIFF by FIFA. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna modified the earlier directions relating to the CoA and the elections of AIFF so as to facilitate the revocation of the AIFF suspension and to ensure that India can host the Under-17 women's World Cup in October 2022 as scheduled. Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order To Register FIR Against BJP's Shahnawaz...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: August 22 To August 28, 2022

Sohini Chowdhury

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