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Jammu & Kashmir High Court To Decide Validity Of Circular Mandating Re-Registration Of Vehicles Registered Outside J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its judgment on two petitions challenging the UT administration's Circular mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside Registration Mark to apply for a new Registration Mark in Jammu and Kashmir. A Division Bench at Srinagar comprising of Justices Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Mohammad Magrey was hearing...
Set Up More COVID-19 Testing Centres, Sample Collection Infrastructure: Delhi HC to Govt.
The Delhi High Court on Monday requested the AAP government to set up more testing centres in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital which is recording around 24,000 fresh infections for the last few days.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh also asked the Delhi government to put in place necessary infrastructure to streamline the sample...
'Complete Lack Of Supervision By Senior Police Officers': Court Slams Delhi Police Over Manner Of Investigation In Delhi Riots Cases
A local Court in Delhi today slammed the Delhi Police for the manner in which it has carried on investigation in FIRs and criminal cases pertaining to the riots in North-East parts of Delhi in February 2020. "The investigating agency has evidently been found to be on the wrong side of law," remarked the Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav at Karkardooma District Courts. The Judge...
Second Covid Wave: Delhi Government To Provide Free Vaccination To All Above 18 Years
The Delhi Government on Monday decided to provide free covid 19 vaccination to all above the age of 18 years. Delete Delhi Government to provide #COVID19 vaccine for free for all above 18 years: CM @ArvindKejriwal— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) April 26, 2021 Speaking on the people below the age of 18 years, the Delhi CM said that even such people have been severely impacted from the covid...
"Acute Shortage Of Oxygen Attributable To Total Inaction Of State": Amicus Moves Madhya Pradesh High Court
Seeking compliance and praying for further urgent directions/orders necessary in the evolving situation related to COVID Management in the State of Madhya Pradesh, the Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Naman Nagrath has moved an application before the Madhya Pradesh High Court. This High Court had, vide its order dated 19th April 2021 passed specific directions to the State Government in...
WhatsApp Group Administrator Not Liable For Member's Objectionable Post If There Is No Common Intention : Bombay High Court
A Whatsapp group administrator cannot be held liable for objectionable content posted by a member of the group, in the absence of common intention, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held. The court observed that merely acting as an administrator of a group on the messaging app 'Whatsapp, would not amount to 'common intention' as the administrator cannot...
Madras High Court Constitutes Committee To Make Recommendations On Insurance Cover For 65,000 Lawyers
Stating that many advocates have lost their lives amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Madras High Court recently constituted a 9-membered Committee to give recommendations with regard to medical insurance coverage to advocates. The Committee will hold talks with both the State Government and the Insurance companies to devise a Group Health Insurance for approximately 65,000...
Breaking: "Incarceration Would Bear No Fruit, Would Be Injustified": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Deep Sidhu In ASI FIR Alleging Damage To Red Fort
A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to Deep Sidhu arrested in connection with the second FIR registered by the Archaeological Survey of India alleging damage to the historic monument and vandalism by rioters. Bail was granted after Reliever MM Sahil Gupta reserved orders in the bail application on Saturday after hearing the defense and the prosecution at length. The Court granted bail...
After Nagpur & Bombay, Aurangabad Bench Of Bombay High Court Takes Cognizance Of Covid Crisis in Maharashtra
Based on newspaper reports, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has registered a suo motu criminal Public Interest Litigation to address issues related to the Covid crisis in Maharashtra's Marathwada belt. The issues include cumbersome documentation process for conducting a Covid-19 deceased's last rites, rampant black marketing of anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, and...
No Embargo Under The CGST Act Restraining Pre-Arrest Bail: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed anticipatory bail to a person who apprehended arrest for supposed infractions of the Central Goods and Services Tax.Finding that there was no embargo to a person's applying for pre-arrest bail under the legislation, Justice Ashok Menon stated, "There is no embargo under the CGST Act restraining the applicant from seeking pre-arrest bail. There is...
Accused Cannot Get Default Bail If A Chargesheet Originally Filed Within Time Is Re-Presented After The Defects Are Cured: Kerala High Court
In a bail order, the Kerala High Court on Thursday underscored that the accused cannot get default bail if a chargesheet originally filed within time is re-presented following the period after the defects are cured. A Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Menon observed to the effect while disposing of a bail application filed by one Saharath VP, an accused in a narcotics...