"They Are Not Previous Convicts, Not Even Gangsters": Delhi Court Rejects Plea For Producing Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi By Handcuffing

Turning down the plea of authorities to produce Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi by handcuffing in both hands on grounds of being "high risk prisoners", a Delhi Court recently observed that they were neither previous convicts nor even gangsters and that the application was filed "without application of mind by the high echelon of Delhi Police and prison authority." Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi...

Supreme Court Orders Protection To Couple Who Were Denied Relief By P&H HC Observing 'Live-In Relation Is Socially & Morally Unacceptable'

Hearing an appeal against the final Judgment and order by Punjab & Haryana High Court which refused to grant protection to the couple observing that the live-in-relationship, which is morally and socially not acceptable and no protection order in the petition can be passed, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered Punjab Police to Grant Protection to the Couple.The Bench of Justice Navin Sinha...

"Consider COVID-19 As Infectious Disease & Enable LIC Members To Avail Quarantine Leave": Delhi High Court To LIC

The Delhi High Court earlier this week asked the Life Insurance Corporation to consider including COVID-19 as an infectious disease to enable the members of the LIC to avail themselves of the quarantine leave.The Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao was hearing the plea filed by Life Insurance Corporation Employees Union seeking the inclusion of COVID19 disease in the list "Quarantine...

Gujarat & Orissa High Courts To Function Through Virtual Mode From June 7, Gujarat Subordinate Courts To Resume Physical Functioning

In view of continuing threat of the COVID- 19 pandemic, the Gujarat & Orissa High Courts have decided that they will function through video-conferencing mode from Monday (June 7). However, the Gujarat High Court has issued directions with respect to resumption of physical functioning of all Subordinate Courts of Gujarat w.e.f. June 7.Gujarat High Court CircularAfter due deliberation with...

Disproportionate Distribution Of Vaccines Needs To Be Addressed, Ensure Its Equitable Distribution: Tripura High Court To Govt

The Tripura High Court on Friday observed that disproportionate distribution of vaccines in the age group where there is a severe shortage needs to be addressed by the State administration.The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra also directed the State Government to ensure that the vaccine doses whenever available for such age group are not monopolized by any region...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 31- June 6, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Constitute Committees To Hold Preliminary Inquiries Before Lodging Sedition Cases Against Senior JournalistsCase: Vinod Dua vs. Union of India [WP(Crl) .154 of 2020] Citation: LL 2021 SC 266In its judgment quashing sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court rejected the plea to direct the State Governments to...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Financial Assistance As Interest Free Loan To Advocates For Five Years Facing Acute Shortage Of Money Due To Covid

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking extension of financial assistance as interest free loan to advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in order to meet their basic needs and survive with dignity and make payment of School Fees, their pending EMIs against their various Loans/Credits Card Payments etc. in the times of covid. Moved by various practicing lawyers of...

Ludo A Gamble Or A Game Of Skill? - Bombay High Court Issues Notice To State On Plea Seeking FIR Against Makers Of Ludo Supreme App

A petition filed in the Bombay High Court seeks registration of an FIR against the makers of a game application called Ludo Supreme, calling it as betting/gambling and a deviation from the original game, which is a "game of chance." A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Abhay Ahuja, last week, sought a reply from the State authorities by June 22. The petition filed by one...

Wife, Husband Die By Suicide Allegedly After Woman Subjected To Public Humiliation: Tripura High Court Orders SIT Probe

The Tripura High Court on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into an incident where a young lady was allegedly subjected to public humiliation and assault, and on account of which, allegedly she died by suicide a couple of days later.The Bench of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice S. Talapatra had, on Thursday (May 6) took suo moto cognizance of a news...

Delhi Govt, Students Move High Court Challenging Order Allowing Private Unaided Schools To Collect Annual Fees, Development Fees During Lockdown

Appeals have been filed in the Delhi High Court by the Delhi Government and Students challenging the decision of the single judge bench quashing two orders issued by the Delhi Government dated 18th April and 28th August 2020 restraining private schools from collecting Annual Charges and Development Fees from students amid covid 19 lockdown.The pleas were listed on Friday before the bench...

VC Hearings- Address Issues Including Poor Connectivity, Inferior Audio-Video Quality: Justice DY Chandrachud Writes To MP High Court Chief Justice

In a letter written to Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Supreme Court Justice D. Y. Chandrachud has asked him to address the concerns raised by the Bar regarding several issues associated with Video Conferencing hearing including poor connectivity, inferior audio-video quality. Requesting Chief Justice Rafiq's to take corrective measure and acknowledging the...

Doctors Chose A Wholly Inappropriate Time To Press For Their Demands: Madhya Pradesh High Court Declares Junior Doctors' Strike Illegal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday declared the strike by the Junior Doctors Association (JUDA) in the State as illegal while noting that they have chosen a wholly inappropriate time to press for their demands, howsoever reasonable they may be, by proceeding on strike.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sujoy Paul further remarked:"Clearly, in this crucial phase of...