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Earlier today, the Delhi High Court directed Central Government to deal with a petition; seeking installation of CCTV cameras in the kitchen of all restaurants that are delivering food to control the transmission of coronavirus. Explicitly, the petition stated...
On 26th May 2020, the Bombay High Court, while assessing a PIL, directed the petitioners, โAbhinav Bharat Congressโ and its founder, Mr. Pankaj Phadnis to pay Rs. 1 Crore with the registry. The court will consider this as a...
A group of advocates have challenged the constitutional validity of the Haryana official language (amendment) Act, 2020. Petitioners contended that the Act 'arbitrarily' made Hindi the official language of courts in Haryana. Advocate Sameer Jain, Sandeep Bajaj, Angad Sandhu,...
Delhi High Court tookย suo moto cognisanceย of the grievance of the citizen whose mother is COVID-19 positive. In effect, the court issued directions to both the Centre as well as the Delhi Government; they have to report about the arrangements...
Resident doctors pursuing their final year of the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) filed a petition against the Public Notice dated April 4, 2020.ย The notice extended the completion of the training period to six more weeks. The petitioners...
On May 26, 2020, the Supreme Court consented 30 employees from LG Polymers to assess the chemical plant in Vizag, where the horrific Gas Leak incident took place on May 7, 2020. The incident left several people dead and...
A complaint stands filed before Punjab Police against the platform Amazon Prime Video and producers of the web series 'Paatal Lok'. G.S. Dhillon, advocate practising in Punjab and Haryana High Court filed the complaint. He contended that the web...
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air India filed petitions against the impugned order dated May 22, 2020, of the Bombay High Court. Thereafter, a special meeting took place on May 25, 2020. Subsequently, the Supreme Court allowed Air India...
On May 22, 2020, the Andhra Pradesh High Court drafted a model in the State for the shifting of migrant workers. For the reason of lack of coordination; between some Officers of the Government with the Red Cross and...
A PIL filed seeks directions to the Ministry of Health to withdraw an order; which refused to provide for a research facility for a low-cost Coronavirus treatment vaccination. The said PIL stands filed in the Calcutta High Court.
Petitioner's Contentions
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The Delhi High Court, on May 22, 2020, issued notice in Gautam Navlakha's interim bail plea; in relation to the Bhima Koregaon case. Accordingly, a Single Judge Bench of justice Anup J Bhambhani, issued Notice to National Investigating Agency...
A revision petition was moved before Delhi High Court by a Khan Market Tenant. The petition was filed in the case of Ramanand & Ors vs Dr. Girish Soni & Anr;ย seeking suspension of rent on account of force majeureย due...
The Madras High Court highlighted that the State cannot misuse criminal defamation proceedings; to throttle democracyย or settle political battles. Various media houses filed over 25 petitions to quash defamation cases. Explicitly, the ruling party filed these cases over press...
In a notable development, the Patna High Court urged the State Government; to reconsider its policy of not engaging with members of civil society in handling the COVID-19 crisis. The bench observed, "in a democratic society the Civil Society...
A PIL is filed in the Bombay High Court alleging rampant black marketing and profiteering in case of N95 masks; that the entities sold at a markup of over 150%. Sucheta Dalal and Anjani Damania filed the PIL. Taking...
The Allahabad High Court on May 19, 2020, heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL); claiming that the Uttar Pradesh Government is permitting the use of "Sodium Hypochlorite" as a disinfectant on people. Notably, as per an advisory, the Ministry...
The Supreme Court, on May 19, 2020, declined to transfer the investigation into the First Information Reports (FIRs); filed against journalist Arnab Goswami to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Complaints Against Arnab Goswami
Goswami approached the Court for quashing of...
A division bench led by Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty of Rajasthan High Court; took suo moto cognizance of the plight of death of migratory birds; around the Sambhar lake. On May 18, 2020, the Court ordered the State Government...
The Delhi High Court heard a petition concerning the interstate movements of the advocates. The Delhi High Court Bar Association filed the petition. It was with regard to the lawyers living in the Delhi NCR region being given passes....
INOX Leisure Limited filed a petition in the Delhi High Court under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution. The Court decided against the petitioner; for it indulged in judicial adventurism against it's competitor PVR (defendant). Moreover, The Delhi High...
The Telangana High Court on May 18 pulled up retired Justice P Swaroop Reddy of the Hyderabad High Court. The Court criticized him for levelling allegations against sitting Justice MS Ramachandra Rao. Justice Reddy is the Chairman of the...
The Bombay High Court, on May 15, 2020, observed that every possible option needs to be explored by the State Government and the Municipal Corporation; to ensure minimization of people's suffering caused due to COVID-19. A division bench of...
The Delhi High Court today directed Delhi Police and Cyber Crime Cell to speedily complete probe in the 'Bois Locker Room' case. The Petitioner informed the Court that the participants of the chat group/ students belonged to high profile...
Earlier last week, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ilesh Vora of the Gujarat High Court directed the state government; to take necessary steps to regulate the enormous fees charged by private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. In effect, the High...
The c of 12-hour shifts for workers in industrial units, as compared to the normal 8-hour day shift, after a notice from the Allahabad High Court. The notification on labour laws is revoked as per the order dated 15...
The Allahabad High Court on May 15, 2020, allowed Azaan from mosques. While doing so, the Court did not permit the use of loudspeakers. The bench comprising Justice Shashikant Gupta and Justice Ajit Kumar gave this ruling on separate...
Earlier today, the Supreme Court stayed the Gujarat High Court order; allowing the election of former state law minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama as void. A Bench comprising of Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar issued a notice in the petition filed by...
The Delhi High Court heard a petition against GooglePay on May 15, 2020. Shubham Kapaley filed a petition in the High Court after GooglePay did not allow him to contribute to the PM CARES Fund; without making another VPA/UPI...
A petition was moved in Delhi High Court challenging the interim bail by Sessions Court; to the accused guilty under Section 376 (Rape) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the POCSO Act. The Single bench consisted...
Advocate on record Nirmal Kumar Ambastha moved a petition in the Supreme Court. The petition sought directions to quash the notifications issued by the state of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat; concerning the dilution of labour laws. The...