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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, 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...
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation by an organisation, 'Kerala Pravasi Sangham' seeking directions to the Centre; to frame proper guidelines for rehabilitation package to all those who returned from abroad. Explicitly, the plea sought a direction...
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...
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed against Public Sector Enterprises. Advocate Anil K. Aggarwal filed the petition as petitioner-in-person. It sought directions against the operations of Public Sector Enterprises amid the lockdown. Allegedly, these Enterprises like...
Delhi High court was hearing a case of Manisha Priyadarshini v. Aurobindo College-evening and others. 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...
Three practising lawyers have submitted a letter petition to the Supreme Court. It asks for proceedings to be instituted in regard to the Instagram group 'Bois Locker Room'. The group's infamous screenshots have now gone viral.
The 5-page letter addressed...
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...
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...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Supreme Court seeks return of Indian migrants from Kuwait. Done through a specific direction permitting only chartered flights from the State of Kuwait to land at Indian airports. Apprising the Court of Kuwait's...
The Supreme Court of India reserved order on a plea seeking restoration of 4G internet connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir. Particularly to enable access to health services and online education during COVID-19 lockdown. A bench comprising of Justices N...
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...
On April 16, two saints travelling from Mumbai to Surat lynched at Palghar by a mob of 200 people. As a result, both the sadhus died. Advocate Shankar Shekhar Jha filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking Court-Monitored...
Renowned Advocate Prashant Bhushan filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution. The writ petition sought quashing of the FIR registered against him. The FIR was filed by the Gujarat Police alleging that...
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 of 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 Supreme Court held that parents having visitation rights; may resort to electronic means to meet their children due to the nationwide lockdown. All such parents having visitation rights can now visit electronically through Video Calls etc. instead of...
The Central Vista Project seeks to build a new Parliament and central government offices in Lutyens Delhi. The Centre assigned ₹20,000 crores for the project. A petition challenging the land-use of 86 acres land in Lutyens is filed in...
The Supreme Court summarized the principles governing minority educational institutions under Article 30 of the Constitution of India. Earlier, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for graduate and post-graduate programs in medical and...
The Supreme Court heard the petition on issues pertaining to the use of 'HCQ' & 'AZM'. The issues related to a petition seeking immediate change in the treatment guidelines. In order to prevent injury and death of COVID-19 patients....
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...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in the order issued on April 29, 2020; has allowed the inter-state movement of migrant workers, students, tourists etc. The order states that due to the nation-wide lockdown, to prevent the spread of...
Peoples’ 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...
'Homophobia is the act of victimizing a person emotionally, physically, sexually, or verbally because they are transgender .' Hate speech directed at transgenders and other homosexuals are also covered under homophobia. Of course, the root cause of this problem...
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...
A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices N.V. Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B.R. Gavai issued directions to the Centre in a case concerning “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme. The Court issued directions in response to a Public...
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 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Bureau of Immigration that arrival of corpses and remains of Indian nationals/OCI cardholders from foreign countries are allowed. However, this also depends on directions issued by various departments in relation to...