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Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments

  1. Issue of minority
    status of AMU referred to a larger bench –
    The
    Supreme Court referred the issue of the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim
    University to a bench of 7 justices. The bench will essentially define the
    parameters of a minority institution. An earlier judgment had held that AMU
    could not be a minority institution as it was a central institution. To
    override the effect of the judgment, AMU (amendment) Act, 1981 was brought
    about, which was further struck down by the Allahabad High Court. The UPA
    government and the University had filed an appeal against the same, but the
    present government told the court that it would withdraw the said appeal. [Aligarh
    Muslim University v Naresh Agarwal
    , Civil Appeal No. 2286 of 2006, date of
    order: 12.02.2019]
  1. Court monitoring of
    probe into Saradha scam denied –
    The Supreme
    Court denied monitoring of the probe into the Saradha Chit Fund scam. The
    Counsel for the petitioners drew attention of the court to a order by then CJI
    T.S. Thakur, which had transferred the matter to CBI and had not decided the
    issue of constituting a monitoring committee into the matter. The counsel also
    pointed out the short comings in the investigation that CBI had been conducting
    till date, requesting a court monitoring of the investigation. The bench
    observed that it was not inclined to pass any orders on the matter. The Counsel
    though took permission from the court to approach the competent High Court with
    a similar prayer. [Subrata Chattoraj v Union of India, Miscellaneous
    Application No.297 of 2019 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.401of 2013, date of order:
    11.02.2019]
  1. Nageshwar Rao found
    guilty of contempt of court
    – The Supreme
    Court found CBI Additional Director M Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court
    for transferring the investigating officer heading the probe in Muzaffarpur
    shelter home case in violation of the earlier order of the Court. The Court had
    specifically ordered that the investigating team would not be changed, but Rao
    went ahead and did the same anyway, while being cognizant of the order. S Bhasu
    Ram, in-charge Director of Prosecution CBI, who provided legal advice in the
    issue to CBI has also been found in contempt. Rao had given an unqualified
    apology for defying court orders but looking at the brazen nature of the
    action, he was sentenced till rising of the court and fined ₹1 Lakh. [Nivedita
    Jha v State of Bihar
    , Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.
    24978 of 2018, date of order: 12.02.2019]
  1. Judgment
    on contempt petition against Anil Ambani reserved

    – The Supreme Court reserved its judgment on the contempt petition filed by
    Ericsson against Anil Ambani and other officials of Reliance Communications
    Ltd. Ambani came to the court itself for the proceedings of the case. The
    petition had been filed because the company violated the undertaking it gave
    the court of paying off ₹550 Cr. This comes after the Court gave Reliance the
    last opportunity to clear its debts. During the proceedings, tampering with
    records came to the attention of the court where the words of the order by the
    court were deliberately changed to dispense with personal appearance of Anil
    Ambani even though the order pronounced in the court was clear in requiring the
    presence of Ambani. The CJI, in exercise of his power as the administrative
    head of the court has sacked two clerks who allegedly tampered with the
    documents [Reliance Communication Limited v State Bank of India, Writ
    Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 845 of 2018, date of order: 13.02.2019]
  • Property cannot be
    attached under PMLA during the IBC process –
    The
    Mumbai Bench of NCLT has allowed the lifting of the provisional attachment
    order against Sterling SEZ and Infrastructure passed by the Enforcement
    Directorate in light of allegations of money laundering more than ₹4000 Cr
    against it. The order though was passed after the insolvency petition under
    Section 7 IBC was admitted in the NCLT. The Resolution Professional then filed
    a petition in the NCLT praying that the order be lifted in the light of Section
    238 (IBC) which provides for its overriding effect over other enactments and
    Section 14 which places a moratorium on any proceedings against the corporate
    debtor. The ED had argued that the proceedings under the PMLA were criminal in
    nature and were not hit by Section 14. The NCLT agreed with the Professional
    and lifted the attachment order holding that the PMLA court cannot attach
    assets of a company undergoing Corporate Insolvency process. [SREI
    Infrastructure Finance Limited v Sterling SEZ and Infrastructure Limited
    ,
    Miscellaneous Application 1280 of 2018 in Company Petition 405 of 2018, date of
    order:12.02.2019]
  • Anand Teltumbde
    granted interim bail –
    The Bombay High
    Court extended the interim protection that had been granted to activist Anand
    Teltumbde in relation with the Bhima Koregaon case, till February 22. In the
    event of arrest, he would be released on bail upon providing a bond of Rs 1
    lakh. He was ordered to appear before the Investigating officer on February 14
    and 18. This comes in the light of the illegal arrest carried out by Pune
    Police earlier this month, against the protection granted by the Supreme Court.
    [Anand Teltumbde v State of Maharashtra]
  • Centre denied any
    Aadhaar data breach –
    The Central
    government has denied any loss of Aadhaar data in the petition filed by Professor
    Shamnad Basheer. In his petition he alleged a violation of his fundamental
    right to privacy under Article 21 because of the negligence of the government
    and other named respondents because of which Aadhaar data has been regularly
    compromised. He specifically relies on Section 43A of the IT Act, which pins
    responsibility on body corporate which cause data loss by their negligence. He
    has also brought to the Court’s attention various reports which provide details
    of such data breaches and he cites wilful negligence on the part of the UIDAI
    to observe basic security measures as the reason. The counter affidavit filed
    by the government further claims that the information relating to the Aadhaar
    scheme has been “grossly misreported and interpolated” and argues
    that the Aadhaar scheme has been especially beneficial for providing basic
    amenities to citizens. In his demands he has asked for the publication of a
    privacy policy and an information security policy to govern the operations of
    the UIDAI. [Shamnad Basheer v UIDAI, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 5405 of
    2018, Counter Affidavir dated 12.02.2019]
  • Safety issues of
    the Indian Railways to be looked into –

    The Supreme Court will soon be looking into the safety issues with the Indian
    Railways, but has sought the views of the Central Government on the issue. The
    case dealt with the death of one Dashrath Yadav after his head collided with a
    post by the side of the railway track. Apart from dealing with the issue of
    compensation payable, the Court also appointed an amicus to help it look into
    the issues of safety with the Railways and looked at different reports on the
    issue. The Court asked the Railways to consider the matter seriously. [Union
    of India v Radha Yadav
    , Civil Appeal No. 1265-1266 of 2019, dated
    29.01.2019]

(IPA Service)

Prepared
by Amritananda Chakravorty (
amritananda.c@gmail.com) and Mihir Samson (mihirsamson@gmail.com), Delhi based practicing
Advocates.

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