COVID: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Hear Cases Through Video Conferencing Mode From June 28

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to continue hearing cases through video conferencing mode from June 28 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.A notification in this regard was issued by the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court stating that the decision had been taken by the Chief Justice of the High Court with a view to ensuring the safety of the judges,...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply on Plea Challenging Cut-Off Date In Scheme For Children Orphaned Due To Covid-19

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices on a petition challenging the validity of CM COVID-19 Child Welfare Scheme, inasmuch it has limited its benefits to such children whose parents died due to Covid-19 between March 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla on Monday directed the Advocate General...

Delhi Govt Notifies Scheme For Extending Financial Aid To Covid Victims' Kin

The Delhi government's Social Welfare Department on Tuesday notified the Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana under which Rs 50,000 ex-gratia will be given to every family that has lost a member due to COVID-19 and an additional Rs 2,500 per month if the deceased was the sole breadwinner of the family. The beneficiaries of the scheme must be residents of Delhi....

Hoping That Union & State Would Take Appropriate Measure To Prepare For Next Wave: Madras High Court Closes Suo Moto COVID Case

The Madras High Court on Tuesday closed Suo Moto COVID cases noting that it appears now to be under control, and expressing a hope that appropriate measures would be taken by the Union and the State Governments of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to deal with any further surge by being more prepared than the country if further surge comes. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Student On Internship Accused Of Violating COVID Vaccine Clinical Trial Rules

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted Bail to a student who has been accused of violating the COVID Vaccine clinical trial rules and involved in administering vaccines allegedly without having the required documents/papers/permission.The Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav granted bail to one Sudhakar Yadav, a student of the fourth Semester of M.Sc. Clinical Research studying in...

Foreign State Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement Of Arbitral Award Arising Out Of Commercial Transaction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity under sec. 86 of Code of Civil Procedure against enforcement of an Arbitral Award arising out of a commercial transaction.A single judge bench comprising of Justice JR Midha observed thus:"In a contract arising out of a commercial transaction, such as the transactions which are subject matter of the...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Uttar Pradesh 'Love Jihad' Act

Apart from dismissing all petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, the Allahabad High Court today issued a notice on a plea challenging the Act of 2021.It may be noted that all the petitions challenging the ordinance have been dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the Act, however, those petitions that...

Another Judge Of Karnataka High Court Urges Lawyers To Avoid 'Your Lordship', 'My Lord'

Justice Jyoti Mulimani of the Karnataka High Court has appealed to members of the bar appearing before her to address the court as 'Madam'. In a note attached to the causelist reads as "The Learner members of the bar are requested to address the court as Madam." Recently, Justice P Krishna Bhat of the High Court had put up a note requesting advocates to avoid addressing court with honorifics...

"No Coercive Action": Delhi High Court Grants Interim Protection To NewsClick Editor-In-Chief In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim protection to NewsClick Editor in Chief Prabir Purkayastha and PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited, which owns the news portal till July 5 in connection with the money laundering case registered against it by the Enforcement Directorate. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Jasmeet Singh directed the Enforcement Directorate to not take...

Karnataka Govt Proposes To Constitute High Powered Committee To Examine School Fees

The State Government has sought permission from the Karnataka High Court to constitute a High Powered Committee which would amongst other things go into the matter of fixation of fee and other incidental matters for the academic year 2021-22. In its application, the state has contended that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has hit much harder making the situation more grimmer. "We are...

'Personal Grudge Can't Be Settled In PILs': Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost On Petitioner Seeking Action On SIT Report On Criminal Activities Of Gangster Vikas Dubey

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed with cost, a PIL seeking directions to the UP Government for taking action on the SIT report that recommended action against 90 Government officials, for assisting deceased gangster Vikas Dubey, in his alleged criminal activities.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi observed that the plea is an attempt of...

Bengaluru Court Directs Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda To Pay ₹ 2 Crore Damages In Defamation Suit By NICE

A City Civil and Session Court in Bengaluru has directed former Prime Minister HD Devegowda to pay Rs. 2 crore as damages to the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) for his "defamatory statement" made against the company in an interview given to a Kannada language news channel. The Court of Additional City and Civil Judge, Mallanagouda, in its order said "The defendant...