Important matters to be heard in the Supreme Court on September 2 – The Week

Key matters before the Supreme Court on Monday, September 2:

* As several state governments bulldozed the houses of persons involved in criminal cases, the Supreme Court questioned how someone's house could be demolished just because he was an accused.

* Considering that the farmers' protests should not be politicised, the Supreme Court set up a high-level committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Nawab Singh to amicably resolve the grievances of the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border.

* In a relief to former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair, the Supreme Court granted him bail after nearly 23 months of detention in a money laundering case related to the alleged scam involving Delhi's excise policy, observing that freedom is “inviolable” and must be respected even in cases involving stringent laws.

* The Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's adviser Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case, noting that he has been in custody for over 100 days.

* A certain amount of restraint is expected when one holds high office, the Supreme Court said while hearing a plea seeking to transfer the trial of the 2015 cash-for-vote case, in which Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is an accused, to Bhopal.

* The Supreme Court asked the Centre to file an affidavit with details of compliance with its 2021 judgement and subsequent directions on providing ration cards and other welfare measures to migrant workers.

* The Supreme Court has sought response from Himachal Pradesh to a petition filed by Adani Power Limited seeking recovery of Rs 280 crore along with interest from the state government in connection with two hydropower projects in Kinnaur district.

* The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a Gujarat police officer who was found guilty of contempt of court for arresting a man who had been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in a criminal case.

* The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the Central Government to conduct a socio-economic caste census for the benefit of the underprivileged and other marginalised sections, saying that the matter fell within the ambit of governance.

* The Supreme Court dismissed the West Bengal government's petition challenging the Calcutta High Court's decision to grant bail to one of the organisers of the August 27 march to the state Secretariat protesting the rape and murder of a doctor-student.