Courts: 

• Several courts, including the country’s top court, remained closed during the week for Dussehra

• Petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking expert committee headed by the Chief Justice of India to examine poll panel’s functioning

• State of Maharashtra petitions the Bombay High Court against FSSAI claiming the regulator usurps state body’s powers and authorities

• Allahabad High Court asks the central government and the RBI to make guidelines for handling bank accounts of persons in comatose state

• Bombay High Court seeks response from the state on petition against mass detentions of protestors during anti-SIR and anti-CEC demonstrations

Quasi Courts: 

• SEBI reserves its order in Jane Street case after parties submit their written submissions

• Gujarat Consumer Commission holds that paying sports club members constitute as consumers under the law

Other:

• CJI Surya Kant inaugurates Ladakh bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court in Leh, announces setting up of a special bench at the Supreme Court to take up matters from the region pending before the top court

The Big Listings: 

• Oct 26: NGT to hear plea against clearance for Google-Adani data centre in Vizag

• Nov 12: Supreme Court to hear appeal by MMRDA against RIL in BKC convention centre case

* The dates of hearing can change and a concrete list is prepared just a day before

Legal Moves:

• Meher Mehta of S&R Associates joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas