Delhi High Court Permits Upto 50 People To Perform Namaz In Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid During Ramdan

In the lack of any affidavit clarifying its stand on the issue by the Centre and the Delhi Police as directed by the court earlier, the Delhi High Court today permitted upto 50 persons to offer namaz 5 times a day in Bangley Wali Masjid of Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, which was shut since Mar 23 last year due to several FIRs against a Tablighi Jamat congregation amid the Covid-19...

No One Should Allege Bias, All Religious Places Should Remain Closed - Maharashtra Govt. Tells Bombay High Court In Jain Trust's Petition

A day after the Bombay High Court refused a city mosque to open up for Ramadan prayers, the Maharashtra Government opposed a petition by two Jain trusts seeking permission for devotees to collect "pious boiled food" from the trust's premises during the nine-day-long Ayambil fast. The State cited its April 13 circular, directing all religious places to remain closed for outsiders...

Right To Health Cannot Be Obstructed By Those Who Don't Bother To Wear Masks, Maintain Social Distancing: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court has said Right to lead a healthy life is an integral part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. "Right to lead a healthy life cannot be obstructed by individuals who do not bother to follow the rules regarding masks, maintaining social distance, congregating etc", the Court said. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj,...

COVID-19- Delhi Government Announces Weekend Curfew In National Capital; Essential Services Exempted

The Delhi Government on Thursday announced weekend curfew in the national capital in view of the continuous surge in covid-19 cases over the past few weeks. The decision came after Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal was addressing a media briefing today. The said announcement was made after Arvind Kejriwal's meeting with Delhi LG Anil Baijal.It has however been stated that essential...

Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Delhi Riots Accused Shahrukh Pathan - Accused Of Firing Shots At A Head Constable

A single judge bench of Justice Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court today rejected the bail application of a Delhi riots-accused, Shahrukh Pathan Khan, who faces charges of firing shots at a Head Constable of the Delhi Police in Jaffarabad in the Delhi Riots 2020 violence.Placing reliance upon the video footages produced by the police as evidence, the court said, "The video clipping and...

"Just Because Wife Died In Matrimonial House Within Two Months Of Marriage, Entire Family Cannot Be Stigmatized For Serious Offence Of Murder": Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently acquitted husband and in laws of a deceased wife who committed suicide within two months of marriage after observing that just because the wife died in the matrimonial house within a period of two months, the entire family cannot be stigmatized as having committed offences as serious as offence under sec. 302 of Indian Penal Code providing for the punishment...

COVID19- "Formulate Effective Guidelines To Arrest Spread of Pandemic On A War Footing": Gujarat HCAA Seeks Impleadment In Suo Moto PIL

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has moved an intervention application in the High Court seeking issuance of proper and effective guidelines issued to the Government of Gujarat so that the effects of the pandemic can be assuaged on the citizens by ensuring a rational government action. The plea states that it is of utmost importance to ensure that proper guidelines are framed so...

'Consider Provisionally Enrolling [Indian] Foreign Law Graduates' : Indira Jaising Writes To Bar Council Of India Chairperson

Highlighting the difficulties faced by foreign law graduates on account of the delay in declaring the results of qualifying exams, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has requested the Bar Council of India Chairperson to consider giving them provisional enrolment, subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the BCI."I have received many distress calls, from graduates who have been...

Kerala High Court Issues Directions On How Family Courts Are To Adjudicate Cases Involving Extra Judicial Modes Of Divorce At The Instance Of Wife Under Muslim Law

While upholding the validity of the extra judicial modes of divorce for women, the Kerala High Court recently issued directions to Family Courts on the course to follow while adjudicating cases that involved these methods. Pointing out that the there is no difficulty for the Family Court to endorse an extra-judicial divorce to declare the matrimonial status of a person a bench of Justices...

Krishna Janambhoomi Case: ASI Examination Of Agra Jama Masjid Sought For Idols From Mathura Temple

An application has been filed before a court in Mathura(UP) seeking a ground radiology test by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) at the Jahanara mosque at Agra(popularly known as Jama Masjid Agra) to ascertain if the idols of Lord Krishna are buried beneath it.The application is filed based on an assertion that Mughal emperor Aurangazeb, after razing down the Mathura Janmasthan temple,...

Externment Order Is A Serious Inroad On Citizen's Liberty, Innate Declaration Of Externing Man As Goonda Irreversibly Ruinous To His Reputation: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an externment order is a "serious inroad on citizen's liberty" and that the innate declaration that a person is a "goonda" is "irreversibly ruinous of his reputation."The observation came from a single judge bench comprising of Justice JJ Munir while setting aside orders made by the District Magistrate externing the petitioner under sec. 3(3) of...

Kerala High Court Directs State Government To Ensure Packaged Drinking Water, Ice Bars Meet Standards Prescribed Under Law

Among other reliefs, the petitioner sought a ban on ‘unhealthy juice’ kulukki sarbath.