SC hearings Live Updates: On his final day as Chief Justice of India before his retirement, N V Ramana on Friday is set to deliver verdicts in five high-profile cases. (PTI)Supreme Court Live Updates: The Supreme Court on Friday directed its 2013 judgement by a 2-judge bench in Subramaniam Balaji vs State of TN to be listed before a 3-judge bench for reconsideration. Separately, it dismissed an appeal challenging the denial of sanction to prosecute Yogi Adityanath in the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case.
On his final day as Chief Justice of India before retirement, N V Ramana on Friday delivered judgments in five cases — the PIL seeking a ban on ‘election freebies’, the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case, the Karnataka mining case, the Rajasthan mining lease issue and the liquidation regulations under the bankruptcy law. For the first time in the Supreme Court, the proceedings of the ceremonial bench in Ramana’s court were live streamed. On the last working day, CJI Ramana shared the bench with CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit & Justice Hima Kohli at 10.30 am, ANI reported.
Separately, the Supreme Court on Friday is set to hear a plea for bail filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who along with three others were arrested on October 5, 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act while he was on way to Hathras after rape and murder of a Dalit girl.
By a notice of August 24, the Supreme Court has announced a list of 25 out of the 53 Constitution Bench cases that will be taken up for hearing from 29 August, which would be the first day of Justice U U Lalit presiding as Chief Justice of India.(File)
Speaking on his final working day before retirement, CJI NV Ramana said: "I have been here for 22 long years. Since the bar is posting a farewell in afternoon I will like to refer to only few issues. Indian judiciary cannot be defined by one single thing. The majesty will be protected by both bench and bar." (Live Law)
While bidding adieu to CJI NV Ramana on his final working day, Senior advocate Dushyant Dave broke down.
The Supreme Court on Friday raised the mining limits on iron ore in Karnataka.
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the denial of sanction to prosecute Yogi Adityanath in the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday said that it would be appropriate to constitue an expert body to examine the issue of 'Election freebies'. "The worry raised by petitioner that under the guise of welfare fiscal responsibility is dispensed with must also be considered," Ramana said, according to Live Law. The CJI pointed out that the issue requires "extensive hearing".
The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code will prevail over the Customs Act. Once moratorium under IBC is declared, Customs authorities have only limited jurisdiction to assess the quantum and they cannot take steps to recover the dues, the Supreme Court said, according to Live Law.
The proceedings of the ceremonial bench in the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana's court have commenced. You can watch the proceedings here.
For the first time in the Supreme Court, the proceedings of the ceremonial bench in the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana's court will be live streamed. On the last working day, CJI Ramana will share the bench with CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit & Justice Hima Kohli at 10.30 am, ANI reported.
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The Supreme Court on Friday is set to hear a plea for bail filed by Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who along with three others were arrested on October 5, 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act while he was on way to Hathras after rape and murder of a Dalit girl.
Kappan approached the apex court after the Allahabad High Court rejected his bail application earlier this month. In his petition, Kappan has challenged the Allahabad High Court’s order, on August 2, dismissing his bail application. “As a result of the rejection of the application, the petitioner, a journalist of 12 years experience, who has also served as the secretary of the Delhi chapter of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists, continues to be incarcerated. Presently, the petitioner has spent almost two years behind bars, on the basis of trumped up charges, only because he sought to discharge his professional duty of reporting on the infamous case of the Hathras rape/ murder,” said the plea.
On the penultimate working day of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court heard a number of high profile cases, including — the remission of Bilkis Bano’s convicts, Pegasus spyware, and the review petition against the PMLA judgment. Here’s what happened:
🔴 Bilkis Bano: Agreeing to hear a plea challenging the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the state government. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana allowed the released convicts to be made parties to the case. The bench, also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath, posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.
🔴 PMLA: Underlining its support for a law against money laundering, the Supreme Court Thursday agreed to reconsider its verdict upholding key provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2005. And flagged, for reconsideration, issues that have been criticised as possible violations of due process: reversal of the presumption of innocence and disclosure of information.
🔴 Pegasus: The Supreme Court-appointed technical committee, which probed allegations of unauthorised use of Israeli NSO Group spyware Pegasus software for surveillance, examined 29 phones and found some malware in 5 of them, said a bench headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Thursday. CJI Ramana also said the government had not cooperated with the committee and had adopted the same stand that it had taken before the SC, in the panel’s proceedings too.
Good morning and welcome to our live blog. Today is NV Ramana's last day as Chief Justice of India. He is set to deliver verdicts in five high-profile cases — the PIL seeking a ban on ‘election freebies’, the 2007 Gorakhpur riots case, the Karnataka mining case, the Rajasthan mining lease issue and the liquidation regulations under the bankruptcy law.