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The Allahabad High Court on May 14, 2020, issued a notice in a Public Interest Litigation; challenging the Uttar Pradesh Governmentโs move to relax certain labour law regulations concerning working hours, rest periods and overtime. Advocates Pranjal Shukla and...
The Uttarakhand High Court passed an interim order which restricts private schools in the state from sending emails and WhatsApp messages; asking parents of students to pay tuition fee for conducting online classes during this period of COVID-19 lockdown....
The Delhi High Court while hearing a petition issued a notice dated May 14, 2020, to the Delhi Government. The petition sought directions to the Delhi government to resume public transport. Shreesh Chadha, a final year law student filed...
Bombay High Court reprimanded City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO). CIDCO made gardeners work for them for several years; during the lockdown without pay and without protective gear. Despite an award by the Industrial Tribunal against them...
In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court notified relaxation in the dress code; for lawyers appearing before the court via video conferencing. Earlier today Chief Justice of India hinted at Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal that instructions would...
The Election Commission of India has directed to constitute a three-member committee on May 13, 2020. Being that, The committee has to examine the details of the judgment of the Gujarat High Court; concerning the Dhokla Assembly Constituency in...
The Kerala High Court has questioned the mandatory imposition of Aarogya Setu, the contact tracing app.ย The National Informatics Centre developed the app to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Jackson Mathew, the Managing Partner of Leetha Industries, filed the petition....
The National Informatics Centre developed the Aarogya Setu App amid COVID-19 pandemic. It collects the personal details of the users to alert them. Being that, the Kerala High Court heard public interest litigation filed by John Dayal. The petition...
A PIL, filed in the Delhi High Court, challenged the arbitrary and unreasonable calculation of the home quarantine period by the Delhi Government. As specified in the Home Quarantine Guidelines and the COVID-19 Regulations of 2020, Delhi High Court...
The Delhi High Court granted interim protection to Zafarul Islam Khan, the Chief of Delhi Minorities Commission. It is to protect him against any coercive action. The Single Bench consisting of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that no coercive...
The Bombay High Court directed the state to issue a clear directive to the police administration. It says not to stop or obstruct ambulances or pet taxies for ferrying sick animals to and from veterinary clinics. Further, the Court...
The Kerala High Court referred a batch of petitions, relating to whether the Managing Committee of the Guruvayur Temple can make donations for non-religious purposes, before the Chief Justice for consideration before a larger bench.
Justice Shaji P. Chaly and...
A Public Interest Litigation is filed in the Kerala High Court, challenging the Centreโs "unconstitutional and privacy infringing" directives; which make 'Aarogya Setu' app mandatory for public and private employees and persons residing in containment zones. Jackson Mathew, the...
This year, the BCI (Bar Council of India) will commence online registration for All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XV, from May 16, 2020.ย As per schedule, the exam will be conducted on 16th August 2020. Wishful candidates to apply...
The Bombay High Court granted bail to ten Indonesians arrested for violating lockdown guidelines. Mumbai police arrested them for causing a threat to the health of the community by flouting lockdown rules. They returned to Mumbai from Delhi on...
The Bombay High Court heard a Public Interest Litigation over the various reports of "unusual and humiliating punishments (extra-legal measures) which are meted out by police personnel; under the garb of enforcing the lockdown directives."
Advocateย Anil Kamale, representing the petitioner,...
The High Court of Delhi issued a new office order on May 8, 2020, in view of the on-going lockdown. The order intimated all the Advocates and litigants about the creation of a new link. The advocates and litigants...
Taking note of the huge crowd outside the alcohol outlets,ย the Madras High Court directed the closure of liquor shops in Tamil Nadu. A day later, i.e. May 09, 2020, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation(TASMAC) moved to the Supreme...
Delhi High Court received a petition challenging the Delhi Government's recent imposition of 70% 'special corona fee' on liquor during the lockdown. Advocates Bharat Gupta and Varun Tyagi (The Legist Auxiliary) filed the petition.
'Special Corona Fee'- Against The Delhi...
Delhi High court was hearing a case ofย Manisha Priyadarshini v. Aurobindo College-evening and others.ย In its judgment, the court quashed the decision of the private college. The college had refused the renewal of the service contract of an ad-hoc professor...
On May 6th, the Madras High Court quashed the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Economic Times Journalists. Explicitly, against Sandhya Ravishankar and her husband, Editor and Grievances Redressal Officer of the Economic Times. Notably, in connection to an article...
On May 4th, 2020, the Bombay High Court granted relief to Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Bhansali productions. The Court directed Eros International Media Ltd to pay Rs.19.39 lakh in dues. Explicitly, over a dispute regarding rights of the movie...
The Madras High Court rejected a writ petition seeking an absolute ban on manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Petitioner, R. Dhanasekaran stated that as people have become used to not consuming...
The Delhi High Court declined to grant interim stay on airing Vir Das's Hasmukh on Netflix. It dismissed the plea that claimed, the fictional series defamed the reputation of advocates, moved by lawyer Ashutosh Dubey. The main petition seeking...
The Bombay High Court on May 04, 2020, issued a circular on precautions to be taken during the course of business in courts of Goa, Maharashtra, Union Territories of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The circular mentions...
The Delhi High Court postponed the hearing in a bail matter; as the applicant's counsel could not come to the court. The counsel informed the court over a telephonic depiction. To elaborate, he had to come to the court...
Kerela High Court bench consisting of Justice Bechu Kurian Joseph heard a petition. The issue in the petition was with regard to the changed name of the petitioner. The Bench observed that to have a name and express the...
The Delhi High Court decided to limit its and the district courts' functioning to urgent matters only till May 17; as per the extended nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Justice D N Patel heads the Administrative...
Advocate Siddharth Acharya filed a petition in the Delhi High Court. The petition sought action against Zafar-ul-Islam Khan, the chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission. He allegedly made inflammatory and threatening statements against the Hindu community. The petition cites...
Advocate Sanjay M Nuli filed a petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of Sri Master RKGMM Mahaswamiji. The petition sought quashing of presidential orders dated April 30. Explicitly, appointing a "junior" as Additional Judge of the Karnataka High...