Madhya Pradesh High Court Decides To Provide Weblink To Access Live Court Proceedings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court administration has decided that it will start providing the web links on its website so that the same could be accessed and court proceedings could be viewed which are currently being held via video conferencing mode.The Administration has informed about its decision on a writ plea filed by 4 Journalists [Nupur Thapliyal, Sparsh Upadhyay (Live Law), Areeb Uddin...

Amendment To Law Officer Appointment Rules Upheld By The Madras High Court

The Madras High Court yesterday disposed of a petition filed assailing the validity of an amendment that was made (in the year 2019) to the rules under the Law Officers of High Court of Madras and its Bench at Madurai (Appointment) Rules, 2017 which govern the appointment of government advocates. The Bench of Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice S. Ananthi upheld the validity...

Does Compassionate Allowance Have All Attributes Of Pension? Kerala High Court Answers

The High Court of Kerala while dismissing an appeal filed by a former CISF employee, held that compassionate allowance does not have all the characteristics of pension covered by Rules 35 to 40 of the Pension Rules, and observed that the authorities have absolute discretion in deciding the date from which payment of compassionate allowance has to be paid. V. Kesavan Nair approached...

'Can't Enter Into A Fishing Enquiry Based On Conjectures': Sikkim High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Misappropriation Of Covid-19 Funds

The Sikkim High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking enquiry into alleged misappropriation of funds under Covid-19 package provided to the State Government by the Centre. In the absence of any material evidence on record in support of the allegations, a Bench of Justices Meenakshi Madan Rai and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan observed, "We cannot enter into a fishing and roving enquiry...

Chardham Yatra Amid COVID: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Details On Preparedness Of State Government, Issues Directions

While seeking a response from the State Government as to whether it has decided to open up the Char Dham Yatra, the Uttarakhand High Court has also asked the Government to inform the Court with regard to the different phases in which the Char Dham Yatra is to be opened.The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma perused the affidavit filed by the...

Compulsory Rural Service : Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On MBBS Graduates' Plea Against Govt Notification

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the State Government and other respondents on a batch of petitions filed challenging the notification dated June 8, issued by the government directing those undergraduates who have secured government seats and completed their MBBS exams in academic year 2021 to register online for the Compulsory Rural Service under provisions of...

Remdesivir Was Distributed From BJP Office To "Save Lives": Gujarat MLA To High Court

A BJP MLA has told the Gujarat High Court Remdesivir vials were made available to needy patients from the party office in Surat on grounds of "compassion and humanity" to "save a number of lives" as he defended himself against charges of hoarding and illegally distributing the antiviral drug at the height of the second wave of COVID-19 in April.The MLA, Harsh Sanghavi, told the HC on Tuesday...

National Law University-Delhi's AILET 2021 To Be Conducted On July 30, 2021 In Offline Mode

National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) has announced that its All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2021 will be conducted on July 30, 2021 [02:00 pm to 03:30 pm] in an offline mode. The last day for submission of applications for AILET 2021 is June 25, 2021. The application fee for the exam is Rs. 3,050 for general unreserved whereas SC/ST and PWD category will have to pay Rs. 1,050. Below...

COVID Death Allegedly Due To Hospital's Inaction: "Case Involves Disputed Facts, Article 226 Not Appropriate Remedy For Compensation": Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking compensation for the loss of life of Petitioner's father who had contracted COVID-19 and died allegedly because he did not get the proper and timely treatment The petitioner alleged that due to the inaction, negligence, and indifference of the functionaries at the District Combined Hospital, Ghaziabad, his father died.Taking up...

Termination Order Not To Be Issued For Unauthorized Absence From Duty For Less Than 5 Years: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court while disposing off the writ petition filed by a KSRTC driver for wrongful termination from duty, reinstated that under Rule 24 of the Kerala Service Rules cannot be invoked in cases of unauthorised absence of less than five years. Sajesh N. T. filed the petition following an order issued by the Executive Director (Administration) of KSRTC dated 01.10.2018...

'Don't Stick To Technicalities': Madras High Court Directs State To Not Insist On RTPCR Report While Deciding Compensation Claims If CT-Scan Test Confirmed Covid-19

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Health authorities of Tamil Nadu Government to process the claim for compensation of the Petitioner, widow of a private medical practitioner who contracted Covid-19 infection on duty and succumbed to it, without insisting for his RT-PCR report. A Single Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh deprecated the practice of "sticking to...

Scrutinize Actions Of Sonu Sood, Zeeshan Siddique MLA In Remdesivir Distribution : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra Government to "seriously examine" the role of MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood regarding the alleged illegal distribution of crucial anti-viral drug Remdesivir, through social media, noting that it seemed like a case of a parallel unauthorized agency. The court's remarks were in response to the state's submission that a criminal case...