"It Is Inexplicable That In A Democracy Manual Scavengers Sacrifice Their Lives For Better Health Of Their Fellow Beings": Orissa HC Orders 10L Compensation To Sanitation Workers' Family Who Lost Life

Court has directed the concerned State authorities to pay a compensation of Rs.10 lakhs each is disbursed forthwith to the family of each of the sanitation workers who died in the aforementioned tragic incidents.

COVID19- Rajasthan High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode For Urgent Matters, Extends Interim Orders, Period Of Limitation

In view of the Rajasthan Government extending it's curfew for two more weeks, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday modified its earlier directions by resolving that both the Benches of the High Court (Jaipur and Jodhpur) shall function completely through virtual mode only for hearing urgent matters instituted in the year 2021 with the exception that any other matter may be taken up...

Kerala HC Allows Termination Of 26-Week Pregnancy For 13 Year Old Sexual Assault Survivor

"It is obviously not in the interest of the society to have this young victim to undergo the trauma of the incident of rape everyday in her life…”

Delhi Govt Failed To Do Enough For Migrants, Daily Wagers; Avoid Repeat Of 2020 Lockdown Sufferings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has asked the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to ensure that the migrant workers and daily wagers in the region do not undergo the sufferings they had to undergo during the lockdown in 2020.The capital state has announced a lockdown till April 26 in the wake of COVID19 second wave.Reminding the Delhi Government of the plight of migrants and daily...

Covid Surge: Jharkhand Bar Council Restrains Advocates & Their Staff Across State From Performing Physical/ Online Court Work For 7 Days

In order to break the chain of deadly Covid-19 virus, the Jharkhand State Bar Council has resolved to restrain all the Advocates across the states and their staff, from undertaking any Court work, whether physical or online. The resolution has been put to effect for seven days, starting April 19 (Monday). The Council has taken note that a huge section of the legal fraternity has...

Calcutta HC Passes Injunction Order Restraining Activities On River Banks, Alluvial Landscapes Etc. Across West-Bengal

The Calcutta High Court last week passed an order of an injunction restraining any activity on the lands which are river banks or alluvial landscapes or alluvial lands across the State of West Bengal. The injunction order has been passed by the Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee on a writ plea filed projecting the devastating impact of...

Telangana High Court Directs State Govt. To Lay Down its Own COVID-19 Norms

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State government to issue within 48 hours COVID-19 guidelines to minimise footfalls in liquor shops, restaurants, marriage halls and cinemas, among other crowded places.A Bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, hearing a batch of PILs (public interest litigations) on COVID-19 issues, wanted some sort of restrictions...

Second Covid Wave: NCLAT Prepones Summer Vacation From April 26 To May 20

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has modified it's calendar for summar vacation of this year in light of the recent surge in Covid 19 cases throughout the Country. The Competent Authority of the NCLAT has resolved to prepone the summer vacations from 26th April to 20th May from the earlier notified schedule of 7th to 30th June.The office order dated 19th April 2021 issued in...

COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh Government Says Can't Impose Lockdown In 5 Cities Despite Allahabad High Court Order

The Uttar Pradesh Government has refused to implement the High Court-ordered lockdown in the 5 cities of the State, reported India Today. Noting that the recent surge of pandemic COVID-19 has virtually incapacitated all medical infrastructure in the State of U.P. and especially in cities like Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur, the Allahabad High Court on Monday...

Patna High Court Directs State To Respond On Why Certain Unregistered Hospitals Are Allowed To Function

A note by an amicus in a case noted that certain hospitals that were not registered under the Act were designated as Covid hospitals and many hospitals and clinics empanelled in the Ayushman Bharat Scheme are not registered.

#COVID19 Chattisgarh High Court Suspends Normal Functioning, To Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases Till April 26

In the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases and the fact that Bilaspur district has been declared has a containment zone, the Chhattisgarh High Court has suspended normal functioning till April 26 and will only hear extremely urgent cases during this period.High Court has issued the following directions;1. Considering the extraordinary situation, normal functioning of the Court will stand...

[Clat 2021] NLU Consortium To Take Stock Of Situation In May First Week, Advises Students Not To Panic

In a notification issued on Monday, the Consortium of National Law Universities has informed the applicants appearing for CLAT 2021 examination that since the Pandemic situation is currently being monitored, it shall take the stock of the situation in the first week of May and will decide a date thereafter.The notification issued by the Convenor of Clat 2021 read thus:"All applicants of...