Section 144 In Maharashtra : Advocates Offices Allowed To Open With 50% Capacity If Courts Are Working

The Maharashtra Government has listed advocates offices as an "exempted category" in the order issued under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure yesterday to impose state-wide restrictions on public movement in the wake of COVID-19 surge.Advocates offices are allowed to open with minimum staff, not more than 50% capacity, if the concerned courts, tribunals or Commissions of Enquiries...

Second Covid Wave: Calcutta High Court To Function Completely Through Virtual Mode Till Further Orders

In view of the recent surge in the Covid-19 cases, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, on the recommendation of its Covid Committee, decided to hold hearings only through virtual mode from 14 April 2021 till further orders at principal seat at Kolkata and circuit benches at Jalpaiguri and Port Blair.The notification modifies the earlier notification dated 8th April 2021 wherein a decision...

In Markaz Case, Delhi High Court Directs Centre To File Affidavit Clarifying Stand On Restrictions On Congregations

Hearing a plea by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking permission for devotees to pray at the masjid in Nizamuddin Markaz during the period of Ramdaan, the Delhi High Court bench of Justice Mukta Gupta today directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to state on affidavit the stand taken today that all religious, political, academic, social, sports etc gatherings have been barred by the Delhi...

"Any Person Found Flouting COVID Protocols Must Be Taken To Task Immediately"; Calcutta HC Directs Strict Implementation Of COVID Guidelines During Election

"Any Person Found Flouting COVID Protocols Must Be Taken To Task Immediately"; Calcutta HC Directs District Magistrates And Chief Election Officer, West Bengal, To Ensure Strict Implementation Of COVID Guidelines During Election

Delhi High Court Seeks Govt Response On Plea For Physical Meetings With Families, Internet Facility For Under-Trials For Info On Case Status

Responding to a plea by Delhi-riots accused JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, a single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh of the Delhi High Court today directed the counsel for the Delhi government to seek instructions on prayers for computer, internet facility with limited website access, and physical meeting of under-trial prisoners with their friends and family.The...

Allahabad High Court To Consider Request Of Bar Association For Closure Of HC For Two Weeks In Wake Of Rising Corona Cases

President of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association has urged the High Court to close for at least a period of two weeks and emphasized the need for a complete lockdown in wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the State of Uttar Pradesh.Senior Advocate Amrendra Nath Singh, as recorded in an Order of the Allahabad High Court, has "urged that High Court should be closed for at least two...

'Make Representation Before Concerned Authorities' : Karnataka HC To Doctor Seeking Directions To Use 'Pulse Oximeter' For COVID Test

The Karnataka High Court has asked a Doctor, who had approached the court seeking directions to use pulse oximeter in detecting Covid-19 cases and avoid unwanted swab tests, to approach the concerned authorities with an appropriate representation.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar on going through the prayers said "Since most of the prayers made in the...

'Is Campus Law Centre Not Keeping You Busy?' Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Student's PIL For Door-to-Door Vaccination

Hearing a final year law student of Campus Law Centre, New Delhi who approached court seeking door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination, the Delhi High Court asked the student if his institution was not keeping him busy enough, when the petitioner was unable to present the court with data on the issue as enquired during the hearing.The court said, "It seems Campus Law Centre is not keeping you...

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On Facebook, WhatsApp Challenge To CCI Order For Anti-Trust Probe

A single judge bench of Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on Facebook Inc and its subsidiary WhatsApp's challenge to a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order directing for a probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy for being anti-competitive. The court finished hearing arguments at length by the 3 concerned parties - Sr. Adv. Harish Salve for...

"Raid Continued Even After Midnight, Entitled To Copies Of Videography Footage For Ensuring Fairness And To Bring Out Truth": Mehmood Pracha Tells Delhi Court

A Delhi Court on Tuesday heard Advocate Mehmood Pracha's application seeking supply of copies of the material seized including the copy of videography footage recorded while the officials of Delhi Police's Special Cell conducted the first raid dated 24th December 2020 in his office premises. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma heard the arguments made by Advocate Mehmood...

NCC Files Appeals To Kerala High Court DB Against Single Judge Ruling Allowing Enrolment For Trans Persons

"The Judge ignored the serious psychological and physiological implications caused on girl cadets as also the practical concerns expressed during the proceedings, the NCC's appeal memorandum reads".

Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On KT Jaleel's Challenge Against Lok Ayukta Report Holding Him Unfit To Continue As Minister

The Kerala High Court today refused to stay the Lok Ayukta Report charging Kerala education and Minority Welfare Minister KT Jaleel with nepotism, abuse of power and favouritism in giving government appointment to his second cousin by altering norms.The Kerala High Court through a Bench of Justices PB Suresh Kumar and K Babu, took up up a petition filed by KT Jaleel challenging the legality...