The High Court will hear the petition of YSR Congress leader on Tirupati Laddu issue on September 25. Regarding the release of ‘Emergency’, the court asked whether the BJP at the Center is against the film of its own MP? Bombay High Court gave a blow to the Center’s fact check unit. Supreme Court’s stay on bulldozer action. What happened this week i.e. from September 16 to September 21, 2024? We have brought to you a weekly round-up of some special orders / judgments and comments of the court. Overall, we will tell you about the main news of various courts of India happening this week.
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Bulldozers will not run without the permission of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned bulldozer action. The court took a tough stand and said, Bulldozer Justice should not be glorified. If there is even a single case of illegal demolition, it is against the values of the Constitution. No demolition will be done without the permission of the court till the next hearing date on October 1. The bench of Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. V. Vishwanathan made it clear that this order of the Supreme Court will not apply to illegal structures built on roads and footpaths. Guidelines will be issued soon after hearing all the parties.
Bombay High Court’s question on the film ‘Emergency’
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said that freedom of creativity and expression cannot be curbed and the Censor Board cannot refuse to give a certificate to a film due to the fear of deteriorating law and order. A division bench of Justice BP Kulabawala and Justice Firdaus Pooniwala expressed displeasure with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for not taking a decision regarding issuing a certificate to Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’ and ordered to take a decision on this by September 25.
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Bombay High Court declared Fact Checking Unit unconstitutional
The Bombay High Court struck down the Information Technology Amendment Rules 2023. Through these amendments, the central government was allowed to set up a fact check unit to identify and debunk ‘fake and misleading’ information about its functioning on social media platforms. Delivering his opinion on the issue, single-judge Justice Atul Chandurkar said that the amendments violate Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution. The matter came to the tie-breaker judge after a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Dr Neela Gokhale delivered a split verdict in January 2024.
HC to hear Tirupati laddu issue on September 25
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has agreed to hear on September 25 a petition filed by senior Yuvajana Sramika Raithu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader YV Subba Reddy over the controversy over animal fat in Tirupati temple laddus. Subba Reddy on Friday sought permission from the court to file a ‘lunch motion’ petition to bring out the truth of the matter related to the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus during the rule of the previous YSR Congress government. ‘Lunch motion’ petitions are used for cases that require urgent judicial intervention. Such petitions are heard before their turn comes.
CBI reprimanded for demanding transfer of case from Bengal
The Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for making shameful allegations against the courts in its plea seeking transfer of cases related to the 2021 violence out of West Bengal. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal said the CBI cannot make allegations against the entire judiciary in West Bengal. “Raju ji, what kind of grounds are being cited in this,” the bench asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, appearing for the CBI.
