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A petition was listed before the Supreme Court on the use of Unani and Homeopathic medicines to treat COVID-19 on April 15, 2020. The petitioner argued that there are no medicines or treatments available for the novel coronavirus. Thus,...
Rajesh A Nair resident of Thrissur filed a petition before the Kerala High Court alleging sighting of a mysterious figure at night. It is alleged that some unidentified people were involved in unlawful activities and were keeping people away...
A doctor filed a PIL in SC seeking a direction to the Centre to require all state governments compulsorily to start the rapid antibody testing as a screening tool for COVID-19. Advocate Rishi Jain bought in the petition.
On April...
Amid the nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) urges the Supreme Court to partially suspend the summer vacation. On April 13, 2020, a resolution was passed by the SCAORA for a complete suspension of the summer break....
Following the Prime Ministerโs address to the nation announcing the extension of the lockdown till 03.05.2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs has released revised guidelines. These guidelines include a list of activities permitted with effect from 20.04.2020. The list...
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has postponed the National Institutional Rankings 2020. The announcement has been on the National Institutional Rankings Framework website. The delay is due to COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent lockdown. However, no future date...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) decided to suspend its summer break this year through a notification. The Summer break was scheduled for the entire month of June, like every other year. The NGT, however, considering the national lockdown issued...
Scholar Anand Teltumbde along with Activist Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday. The case was registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) alleging Maoist links in connection with Bhima Koregaon case.
The activists, who...
The Tablighi Jamaat held the annual religious congregation at Nizamuddin, Delhi from 13.03.2020 to 15.03.2020. In essence, at a time when the pandemic was spreading. Several people from across the country and abroad attended the event. Subsequently, many attendees...
The Court had passed an interim order on 08.04.2020 making COVID-19 tests free of cost irrespective of the ownership of the labs. Further, directing that the tests must be carried out in NABL accredited Labs or any agencies approved...
On April 14, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the lockdown has been extended till May 3, 2020. The lockdown is extended to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The PM began his address, saying that India is doing well...
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to release detainees imprisoned for more than two years at the Assam Detention Centers. These persons may be released on personal bond combined with one surety. A bench comprising of Chief Justice SA...
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the very basis to form a PM-CARES Fund set up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for COVID-19 relief measures. Advocate ML Sharma, who had filed the Public Interest Litigation...
Activist Ms. Latoya Mistral Ferns, Mr. Girish Chodankar, State President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee & Mr. Michael Ferns, Chairman of Goa Citizens Welfare Trust submitted a letter to CJI S. A. Bobde on 12 April, 2020. They...
The RBI allowed all lending institutions to offer a three-month moratorium for payment of all instalments payable between March 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, last week. Following the advisory by RBI, there have been a lot of speculations...
Dr. Kaushal Kant has filed an intervention application in the PIL filed by Shashank Deo Sudhi seeking revisions in the order passed by the apex court in the said PIL. Deo's PIL challenged the price set for COVID-19 testing...
A Public Interest Litigation(PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court against Jubilant Generics Limited, where over 27 of its workers with no travel history tested positive for COVID-19. This is one of the first community spread of...
In light of the inconvenience caused to the litigants due to COVID-19, the Supreme Court Bar Association passed a resolution urging the Chief Justice of India to cancel the summer vacations. The Association passed the resolution in the interest...
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant โForce Majeureโ exemption to a set of steel importers. They had approached the Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking directions to restrain Wells Fargo, the respondent...
The Madras High Court Bench consisting of J. N. Kirubakaran and J. R. Hemalatha, dismissed a plea against exemption granted to the print media from the nationwide lockdown. The court was hearing the case T. Ganesh Kumar v. Union...
A PIL has been filed in the apex court asserting that the prevailing internet restrictions violate the right to education of children in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir. The PIL has been filed by Advocates Soayib Qureshi &...
As the number of deaths from COVID-19 reaches 17,838 in the US, a PIL has been filed in the SC seeking directions to the Government to organize special flights and formulate specific evacuation measures to airlift distressed Indian citizens...
The Delhi High Court passed an order in a writ petition seeking permission to allow the petitioner's family to reoccupy a floor of the property securitized by IIFL Home Limited. The petitioner challenged the order of Debt Recovery Tribunal...
The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association has decided to postpone the Supreme Court Advocate On Record Exam in light of the coronavirus outbreak. The Board ofย Examiners controlled by the Supreme Court regulates the Advocates On Record Examination....
The Bombay High Court passed its verdict in a case challenging the validity of Rule 2(xxiv) of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008. The said rule prevents the functioning of centres of legal education without obtaining regular approval of...
The Bombay High Court Bench at Nagpur while conducting a hearing through video conferencing has asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to consider rapid antibody tests for COVID-19. The bench consisting of Justice AS Chandurkar, heard the...
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered the state to initiate 'intensive search operations' to track down the people who returned from Tablighi Jamaat. People from all over the world attend the congregation in the Nizamuddin area in New Delhi....
The Bombay High Court awarded interim relief to a first-year law student who filed a plea against her expulsion for allegedly smoking cannabis in College Campus. Advocate Mohit Bharadwaj appeared for the petitioner and Advocate Manorama Mohanty appeared for...
The Delhi High Court decided to suspend its summer break this year via a resolution dated 09.04.2020. The summer break of the Delhi High Court extends from June 1 to June 30. However, in light of the prevailing global...
The apex court heard the PIL seeking restoration of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir given the COVID-19 outbreak on 09.04.2020. The PIL addresses the lack of access to the information given out by governmental authorities and the...