Validity Of Marriage Not A Ground For Denial Of Protection Of Couple's Life & Liberty: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reaffirmed that in protection petitions, questions surrounding validity of the marriage cannot be a ground for denial of protection of the couple's life and liberty. A Single Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri has held, "The scope of the present petition is only regarding the protection of life and liberty of the petitioners and, therefore,...

"Will Create Autocratic Form Of Government": AAP Member Moves Delhi HC Challenging Vires Of GNCTD Act

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court by Aam Aadmi Party member, Neeraj Sharma challenging the vires of GNCTD Act for being prima facie violative of basic structure and also of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution. In view of this, the plea seeks stay of operation of the impugned Act.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice in the plea...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up [May 17, 2020 To May 23, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. Entire Medical System In Smaller Cities And Villages In UP is Like "Ram Bharose", Says Allahabad High Court in COVID19 Suo Moto Case [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres…] A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh is...

[Mucormycosis Outbreak In UP] Plea Before Allahabad HC Seeks Declaration Of Black Fungus As An Epidemic, Guidelines For Altering Covid Treatment

While stressing on the need to ensure integrated and coordinated treatment of Mucormycosis or black fungus, a plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking its intervention to declare it an epidemic in the State, and to put judicial machinery in motion with respect to the current situation.The application has sought directions to the State of UP to make Mucormycosis a...

Breaking: Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court Remands Wrestler Sushil Kumar And His Associate To 6 Days Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Sunday sent Wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar to 6 days police custody remand who are arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra pronounced the order after hearing Delhi Police's Plea seeking 12 days police custody remand of both...

PIL In Rajasthan High Court Seeks Incentives, Compassionate Appointment, Etc. To Doctors, Nurses Working As COVID-19 Workforce

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition has been moved before the Rajasthan High Court seeking incentives over and above the regular salary to the doctors and nurses working as covid workforce or as frontline workers in private as well as government hospitals. The plea has been moved by Party in person, Advocate Sahil Jain stating that the petitioner seeks to ensure...

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu Writes To TN Chief Minister Seeking Financial Assistance To Needy & Suffering Advocates During COVID

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on Saturday (May 22) wrote to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin seeking financial assistance to the Needy Advocates who are financially suffering due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.Thanking the Chief Minister for announcing a Solatium of Rs. 25 lakhs to the family members of the Thirunelveli Chief Judicial Magistrate who died after...

Hashim Ali Murder Case- "His Participation In 'Kattar Hindu Ekta' WhatsApp Group Still Under Scrutiny": Delhi HC Denies Bail To Riots Accused

Observing that the petitioner's role in creation of "Kattar Hindu Ekta" whatsapp group is still under scrutiny, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant bail to one Pankaj Sharma in connection with the Hashim Ali murder case which took place during the Delhi Riots that erupted in the national capital last year. Sharma had been in judicial custody since March 10, 2020.A single judge...

Forward List Of Female Jail Inmates Staying With Children To High Powered Committee For Consideration Of Their Release: Gauhati HC Directs State

The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government to place before the High Powered Committee the list of female inmates lodged in Assam Jails who are staying with their children for due consideration by the committee about their release.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Anchintya Malla Bujor Barua directed thus:"It would be in the...

Wrestler Sushil Kumar Arrested In Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case By Delhi Police

Two-time Olympic medallist Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested from Delhi today morning in connection with the murder of 23-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar, reports The Indian Express.Speaking to ANI, Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell, Delhi confirmed that Kumar has been arrested by a team of Delhi Police Special Cell today...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking GST, Royalty Exemptions For COVID Vaccines

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union of India and others in a petition filed by Professor S. Chandrashekar, a former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) employee, seeking directions to the government to ensure that adequate steps and facilities are in place to upscale the production, distribution and supply of vaccines and that no royalty, Goods and Services Tax...

CM Advocate Welfare Policy: HC Grants Last Opportunity To Delhi Bar Council To Submit List Of Verified Lawyers Eligible For Benefits

The Delhi High Court on Friday gave one last and final opportunity to Bar Council of Delhi to place on record the complete list of verified lawyers who, according to it, are entitled to be issued the policies. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha M Singh also asked New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) to submit a status report giving the number of lawyers to whom...