The Supreme Court resumed hearing ADR’s challenge to Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, raising concerns over transparency, Aadhaar use, and voter deletions. Senior advocates warned that shifting the burden of proving citizenship to voters threatens the constitutional right to vote.
A sharp verbal clash erupted between senior advocate Kapil Sibal and ASG SV Raju in the Delhi High Court during the hearing on Lalu Prasad Yadav’s plea to quash the land-for-jobs case. The court later stepped in to cool tempers and directed both sides to file brief written submissions.
Today, On 15th January, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta warned that podcasts discussing court judgments could distort constitutional decisions, stressing that lawyers cannot discuss such matters on shows. His remarks came during SC hearings on ED petitions against Mamata Banerjee and senior police.
Today, On 13th January, The Supreme Court said it will hear all West Bengal SIR violence cases on January 19 after receiving responses from the parties. A lawyer mentioned a counter affidavit detailing six incidents and sought listing alongside a Bihar matter.
Kapil Sibal made a sharp and emotional remark while pressing the Supreme Court for urgent hearing in Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention case. He stressed that the matter deserves priority and no delay, citing serious constitutional violations.
Today, On 12th January, The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision process after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal highlighted alleged procedural lapses.
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife told the Supreme Court that his speech clearly appealed for peace and was meant to stop violence, not provoke it. She also alleged that key videos and full grounds of detention were not provided, violating constitutional safeguards.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk told the Supreme Court that despite winning 30 nation-building awards and openly opposing violence, he is being portrayed as a criminal under the National Security Act. His wife has challenged the detention, arguing that key videos showing his appeal for peace were withheld from the defence.
The Supreme Court has relaxed V. Senthil Balaji’s strict bail condition, saying he must now appear only when officially summoned. The court noted his flawless compliance for 1.5 years and called the previous requirement unnecessarily burdensome.
Today, On 8th December, the Supreme Court has rescheduled the hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to 15 December (Monday), as his legal team seeks urgent relief and consideration for bail, also Centre Opposed Wangchuk’s Virtual Appearance before Supreme court.
