High Courts Weekly Roundup [April 19, 2021 – April 25, 2021]

Click Here to read summary of orders passed by various High Courts this week on issues related to surge in Covid-19 cases. Allahabad High Court 1. It's A Shame That While Government Knew Of Magnitude Of COVID Second Wave, It Never Planned Things In Advance : Allahabad High Court A division bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar ordered for lockdown in 5 cities of...

"Convert Lawyers Chamber Block Into Covid Care Centre": Supreme Court Bar Association Writes To CJI NV Ramana

The Supreme Court Bar Association has written to Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana requesting his urgent approval for a temporary conversion of Advocates Chamber Block in the Supreme Court Complex to be used as a covid care centre or field hospital.Highlighting the demise of various members due to the second corona wave, the letter also focuses on the "lack of medical infrastructure in and...

'I Have Lost A Valued Colleague' : CJI Ramana Condoles Passing Away Of Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar

Chief Justice of India Justice N. V. Ramana has expressed grief at the passing away of Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Judge of the Supreme Court of India. "I was hoping for his speedy and complete recovery and his return to the Bench at the earliest. The news of his passing has come as a rude shock. I have lost a valued colleague.In the last four years of my association with him in the Supreme...

Explain Why State Has Not Received/Obtained Full Oxygen Quota Allotted By Centre : Patna High Court To Bihar Govt

The Patna High Court on Friday pulled up the State Government for failing to procure the full Oxygen quota allocated to it by the Central Government."There is requirement of continuous supply of oxygen for treatment of COVID patients and failure to procure the amount allocated by the Government of India is a serious lapse having perilous consequences of grave nature hugely affecting...

Patna High Court Orders To Create Dedicated Covid Complaint Email ID For Private Hospitals Facing Oxygen Shortage Due To State's Inaction

"Refusal of admission of COVID patients by any hospital because of absence of oxygen is a serious matter and is likely to be fatal," the Patna High Court expressed. To prevent the same, a Division Bench comprising of Justices SC Singh and Mohit Kumar Shah has ordered for setting up a dedicated "Covid-complaint" email at the High Court. The Bench directed that if any Dedicated...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs DLSA Secretaries To Be Part Of Nodal Agencies For Speedy Action On COVID Related Grievances

April 23th: A division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court consisting of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh, has disposed the application in the case titled Rishi versus State of Haryana and others. In the final orders passed by Bench, it has been directed that Secretaries, Legal Services Authority in every District would be member of Committee/Nodal...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Imposition Of Royalty Taxation On Google India; Asks ITAT To Consider Again

In a relief to Google India Private Limited, the Karnataka High Court has set aside the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (IATA) imposing royalty taxation for 'Adwords program'. The court has remitted the matter back to the tribunal for fresh consideration. A division bench of Jusitce Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the appeal filed by the company...

"Treat Judicial Officers As Frontline Workers, Earmark COVID Hospitals For Them And Their Families", PIL Filed In Delhi HC

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to treat the judicial officers as frontline workers and to earmark private/government COVID hospitals for the treatment of judicial officers and their families. The Petition filed by Shobha Gupta and others (advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi) has been moved before the...

Second Covid Wave: Delhi Government Extends Lockdown Till May 3

In view of the rising covid 19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi Government has extended its lockdown by another week and will continue till May 3 in order to curb the spread of the covid 19. Delete In view of rising #Covid cases, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) announces that #Lockdown in Delhi would be extended by another week.The lockdown would continue...

Madras High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Use Of 'Derogatory Terminologies' (Divyang/Divyangjan) For Persons With Disabilities

The greater emphasis should be on the effective measures adopted by the State rather than following the fad of political correctness as to the expressions used to describe them: Madras High Court

Remembering Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar Through His Judgments

Supreme Court judge Justice Mohan Mallikarajanagouda Shantanagoudar passed away on April 24, at the age of 62 years.Elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2017, he had a tenure till May 5, 2023. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, he was the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. His parent High Court was Karnataka High Court.Justice Shantanagoudar has left his mark left...

Madhya Pradesh High Court To Hear Cases Only Through Virtual Mode From April 26, SOP Issued

In view of the present situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (S.O.P.) for the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Principal Seat Jabalpur and its Benches at Indore & Gwalior. The SOP states that cases shall be heard only through Virtual mode at Principal Seat Jabalpur and Benches at Indore & Gwalior and no...