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Fearing the risk of COVID-19 spreading through infected dead bodies, a Mumbai resident moved Supreme Court seeking a stay on burials being allowed in three cemeteries next to his residential area. Petitioner Pradeep Gandhy moved a Special leave petition;...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a writ of Habeas Corpus filed before it. The petition was filed in the case of Mustak Hussain & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Ors. The petition sought the release of...
The Rajasthan High Court, in a case, upheld the rights of a child rape survivor over the rights of an unborn child. The judgment was delivered in an appeal to a writ petition filed by a pregnant child rape...
The Punjab and Haryana High Court launched a project under which inmates at Patiala Central Jail will prepare face masks for the needy. Justice Rajan Gupta, Administrative judge of Sessions Division, Patiala has launched the project. He is also...
Calcutta High Court heard a PIL related to the progress made by the State Government in terms of tackling the menace of COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing, the Court cautioned the media to dissuade itself from "irresponsible reporting". The...
Advocate Amit Sahani sought directions to the telephone operators and internet services providers; not to charge any amount from businesses or households that remained closed amid lockdown. The advocate filed the petition before the Delhi High Court seeking such...
The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court heard a petition in the case ofย Align Components Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India. It allowed the employers to deduct the wages of the workers who remain absent in areas, where the...
The Madras High Court issued notices on a plea seeking food and shelter for; dying, destitute and mentally disabled persons, living on the roadsides of Tamil Nadu. The PIL, filed by Advocate M Karpagam, stated that during the lockdown;...
A division bench comprising of Justice SS Shinde and Justice VG Bisht Bombay High Court rejected a quashing petition last month. Explicitly, the petition was for the quashing of an FIR. The FIR stated sexual assault and criminal intimidation...
The Kohima Bench of Gauhati High Court issued directions to the government of Nagaland on April 27, 2020. It is with regard to setting up of at least two testing labs of COVID-19 in the state. The directions were...
A Public Interest Litigation filed in Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. It pertained to establishment of a commission to assess the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Interest Litigation filed in the case of Dr. Shivji Shukla...
Peoplesโ Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) filed a Public Interest Litigation in Karnataka High Court. The PIL pertains to rural distress caused due to the lockdown. A bench comprising of Chief Justice A.S. Oka and Justice B.V. Nagarathna heard...
Delhi High Court has, in a case, decided as to when a mutual will can be said to come into effect. The case pertained to a joint will executed on 31.03.2006. The will was executed by Late Wing Commander...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) informed the Jharkhand High Court that it will provide 45 Lakhs to the Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC). So as to meet the basic requirements of lawyers facing difficulties during the lockdown.
Directions Given:...
Delhi High Court has directed initiation of proceedings against police officers. For the reason of not registering FIR upon receiving complaints of abuse and harassment of a Dalit man. The issue of such proceedings comes under Section 4 of...
Justice Mohammad Rafiq took oath as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Governor of Orissa, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, administered him the oaths of the office and secrecy. The ceremony took place on April 27, 2020, at the...
Recently, The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had informed the Bureau of Immigration that arrival of corpses and remains of Indian nationals/OCI cardholders from foreign countries are allowed; depending on directions issued by various departments in relation to COVID-19...
The Delhi High Court sought Netflix's response on a plea for stopping the airing of the web series 'Hasmukh'. The ground of such a plea is that it purports a bad image of lawyers, thereby blotting their reputation. An...
In a significant case, the apex court set aside the judgement of the Gujarat High Court. It was hearing the appeal in the case of State of Gujrat v. Mansukhbhai Kanjinhai Shah. The High Court had acquitted the trustees...
The Supreme Court held three lawyers,ย Vijay Kurle,ย Rashid Khanย Pathanย andย Nilesh Ojhaย guilty of contempt against the judges of the Supreme Court. To list, Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose passed the order.
The Incident
On March 12, 2019, Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara sentenced to...
Delhi High Court recently examined the appellant jurisdiction of the commercial courts provided under Sec. 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. It was discussed in the case D&H India Ltd. v. Superon Schweisstechnik India Ltd. Explicitly, Delhi High...
The Delhi High Court restrained YES Bank from declaring a loan account as a 'Non-Performing Asset' ("NPA") again. For the reason of non-payment of instalment due to unavoidable circumstances caused by COVID19 pandemic. The Petitioner constituted as a Special...
Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of two convicts to life imprisonment. It related to kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old for ransom in Nagpur in 2014. The Supreme Court bench comprised of Justices UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra &...
An NGO named Justice For All has filed a Public Interest Litigation in Delhi High Court. The NGO has filed the PIL in the interest of students belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society (EWS group); or...
A petition moved in Delhi High Court by Sakshi Arora and Aditya Yadav were the petitioners. It seeks directions to the Delhi Government to formulate a scheme to help the distressed students and paying their accommodation/PG rent. Petition referred...
Jharkhand High Court directed the State Government to ensure that proper necessities are provided to the community of transgenders. The basic necessities include food and shelter. The direction issued is in light of the prevailing lockdown.
Counter Affidavit Regarding Basic...
Bihar Sharif Court in Nalanda district of Bihar rescued a 16-year-old boy. Juvenile Justice Board in Bihar Sharif area detained him. He was apprehended for committing theft. He snatched the purse of a woman in the marketplace. However, interestingly,...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court takes Suo Moto Cognizance and issued guidelines for victims involved in domestic violence cases. Conversely, the High Court ordered the authorities to submit an action taken report.
Suo Moto Cognizance
Chief Justice Gita Mittal through video...
On 10.04.2020, the Government of NCT Delhi (GNCTD) issued an order which cordoned off the area of Chandni Mahal. For the reason of the significantly high number of COVID-19 cases from the region. A charitable trust then approached the...
The Delhi Bar Association addressed a letter to Delhi Chief Minister and Delhi Police Commissioner. For allowing advocates to commute to their chambers. Given that, Delhi Bar Association assured that advocates will maintain strict social distancing norms while commuting....