Supreme Court Restores Order Extending Limitation; Period From 14.03.2021 Excluded From Computing Limitation Period Until Further Orders [Read Order]

[Story updated with order]The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended limitation period for the filing of cases in courts and tribunals with effect from 14.03.2021 until further orders in view of the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic.The Court said the COVID19 second wave has created an "alarming situation" and has put the litigants in a "difficult situation".The bench extended all periods...

Fill Up The Vacancies Of Judges, Give Due Consideration To The Members From Muslim Community: Plea Filed Before Punjab & Haryana High Court

A plea in the Nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Punjab & Haryana High Court regarding filling up of remaining vacancy of Judges in the High Court with a further prayer that some vacancy of High Court Judges be filled from suitable candidates of Muslim Minority Community. The Plea moved by Advocate Ranjan Lakhanpal has arrayed the Union of...

"Cannot Claim Exclusivity On 'Pe' Suffix": Delhi High Court Refuses To Grant Interim Relief To PhonePe In Its Plea Against BharatPe

The Delhi High Court recently refused to grant interim injunction to PhonePe in its plea seeking permanent injunction against BharatPe for allegedly using similar and identical suffix "Pe" in its application. While dismissing the said application, a single judge bench comprising of Justice C Hari Shankar prima facie observed that PhonePe cannot claim exclusivity solely over the "Pe" suffix,...

'Stoppage Of Oxygen Tankers By One State Will Have Snowballing Effect' : Delhi High Court Urges Rajasthan To Ensure Unobstructed Passage

Pulling up the State of Rajasthan for detaining cryogenic tankers moved by INOX from the State, the Delhi High Court on Monday observed that any intervention in the Central Government's plan for supplying medical oxygen in the Country would "tantamount to endangering hundreds of human life, if not more."A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli also went ahead...

Direct FIR Against BJP MP Sujay Patil For Unauthorized Procurement And Distribution Of Remdesivir – Plea In Bombay High Court

Four agriculturists have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against Dr Sujay Vikhe Patil, BJP Member of Parliament from the Ahmednagar constituency for the alleged unauthorized procurement and distribution of 10, 000 Remdesivir injections. The plea seeks directions for registration of an FIR against Patil and others under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and IPC, alleging that...

'Public Health More Important Than Counting Votes': Madras High Court Suggests Lockdown On May 1 & 2

The Madras High Court on Monday (April 26) heard the matter related to the state of preparedness in the wake of the pandemic in the State of Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry and issued a slew of suggestions regarding COVID management in the state of Tamil Nadu & UT of Puducherry.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthil Ramamoorthy stated that if...

'Low Testing Will Make It Impossible To Make Containment Zones': Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Increase In RT-PCR Tests

The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow an urgent application filed by Advocate Ankur Mahindro, concerning decline in the number of RT-PCR tests being conducted in the national capital. The plea alleges that in the last 4-5 days, RT-PCR tests being conducted by private laboratories have reduced, even when the positivity rates are at an all-time high of beyond 30%. "The disadvantage...

COVID19-Delhi Govt. Decides To Set Up 100 Rooms at Ashoka Hotel For Judges And Their Families

Pursuant to a request received from the Delhi High Court, the Delhi Government has decided to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi for setting up of COVID Health facility for the use of Justices, other judicial officers of Delhi High Court, and their families.Pursuant to a request received from the #DelhiHighCourt, the Delhi Government decides to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi...

Aadhaar Necessary To Travel During Lockdown; People Not Wearing Masks 'Super Spreaders' : Bombay High Court

Coming down heavily on lockdown violators, including people not wearing masks properly, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court asked the police in 11 Marathwada districts, in Maharashtra, to take strict action against such violators. All persons wearing a mask below the chin or exposing their nose shall be booked for under relevant offenses as such people turn out to...

'A Jurisdiction Of Suspicion': Kerala High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Detention Under Preventive Detention Laws

"…if there is a breach of any such provision, the rule of law requires that the detenu must be set at liberty, however wicked or mischievous he may be."

Supply Of Oxygen : Delhi High Court Directs Meeting Between Govt, Hospital And Suppliers

The Delhi High Court today directed the 3 major stakeholders in the Covid-19 oxygen shortage issue plaguing the national capital – apart from the pandemic – the hospitals, the Delhi government and the suppliers of oxygen, that they must get together and conduct a meeting on a priority basis at 5 pm today to discuss modalities of, and issues in oxygen supply to hospitals across Delhi....

[COVID19] 'We Were Lulled Into A False Sense Of Security To Be Hit By Tsunami Of Infections Now' : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday said that had authorities had made proper plans and taken measures during last one year, the present 'tsunami of COVID19 infections could have been avoided."You had all of last year to plan and take a decision. If it had been done, we would not be in this situation…. We were lulled into a false sense of security only to be hit by this tsunami of infection...