Four high-profile cases will be heard by Supreme Court today

January 11, 2017 09:56

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear four high-profile cases today.

One is the plea filed by Taj Mansingh Hotel regarding its renewal on Wednesday.

The apex court had, on November 21, ordered that the status quo with regard to the Taj Mansingh Hotel be maintained and issued a notice to the New Delhi Municipal Council to reply to plea against the auction of hotel.

The Delhi high court had earlier dismissed the Tata group's appeal for retaining management rights over Taj Mansingh Hotel, and told the conglomerate that it will have to participate in the auction process.

The Supreme Court will also hear the plea filed by the SBI-led consortium of banks against liquor baron Vijay Mallya for recovery of more than Rs 9,000 crore from him.

The consortium of banks had approached the apex court seeking its intervention in bringing back Mallya to India and also repayment of money which the beleaguered businessman, who has absconded to England, had taken.

The banks, in their plea, told the apex court that there was an outstanding loan of almost Rs. 9,000 crores against the businessman.

Another case before the Supreme Court today is the bail plea filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu accused in two rape cases.

On November the apex court 21 refused to give him relief in connection with two rape cases registered against him.

Asaram had earlier knocked the doors of the apex court seeking bail on health grounds.

In 2013, a minor girl had alleged that Asaram had sexually assaulted her at his ashram in Jodhpur.

The Gujarat Government had earlier told the top court division bench that the rape case registered against Asaram would very likely proceed in an expeditious manner, adding that the trial would be completed within six months so the bail should not be granted to him in the case.

Finally, there is the plea filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma seeking not to provide any tax relief to political parties.

The petitioner has sought the quashing of the 13(a) of the Income Tax Act which confers tax exemption to the political parties for income from house property, income by way of voluntary contributions, income from capital gains and other sources.

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