Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till December 1 [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the operation of interim orders passed it or by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it till December 1, 2020. The order has been passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justices Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Piyush Agrawal as the position on account of COVID-19 Pandemic has "not improved entirely" in the State. Previously, the High Court...

Kerala HC Dismisses CBI's Petition For Early Hearing In LIFE Mission Case

The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) seeking early posting of the petitions filed to quash the CBI FIR in the LIFE Mission case.When the petition was taken up, a bench of Justice P V Kunhikrishnan asked the CBI's standing counsel if he was ready to argue the matter today. The counsel replied that he needed time to...

Advocate Files PIL Before Bombay HC Seeks Directions To Mandate Use Of A4 Size Paper For All Filings [Read Petition]

An advocate has filed a public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the High Court registry to mandate use of A4 size paper, printed on both sides for the purposes of presentation of all pleadings and supporting documents in the High Court.When the matter came up before the bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni on Tuesday, Court...

Can't Issue A Mandamus Directing State To Pay A Minimum Support Price (MSP) For An Agricultural Crop: Patna HC [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Monday (19th October) observed that pricing and procurement of food-grains for the public distribution system, as also fixing Minimum Support Price is a policy decision which cannot be interfered with by the Court, unless such policy is arbitrary, capricious, whimsical or violative of Article 14/21 of the Constitution of India.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol...

Minor Girl's Stay At Remand Home Pursuant To Judicial Order Cant' Be Called Unlawful Confinement/Detention; Habeas Corpus Petition Not Maintainable: Patna HC [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Friday (16th October) observed that if by judicial order, a girl has been sent to Remand Home treating her to be minor, then her stay in the Remand Home cannot be said to be unlawful confinement/detention and as such, habeas corpus petition is not maintainable against such an order.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar further clarified that in...

NHRC Issues Human Rights Advisory For Protection Of LGBTQI+ Rights Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Deeply concerned about the rights of vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Human Rights Commission has issued the "Human Rights Advisory for Protection of the Rights of LGBTQI+ community in context of COVID-19 pandemic". The advisory is based on the findings and suggestions made by the 'Committee of Experts on Impact of...

Karnataka HC Seeks Govt Response On Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation For Transgenders Instead Of OBC Reservation

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to respond to an application which sought that horizontal reservation should be provided to Transgender Persons in Public Employment. The government had recently filed anaffidavit in the court stating that it has proposed to consider reservation for the Transgender persons under one of the categories of Other Backward...

Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Offences Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, Against Delhi Riots Accused Tahir Hussain [Read Order]

On Saturday (17th October) Karkardooma Court (Delhi) took cognizance of the offence under Section 3 read with Section 70, punishable under Section 4 of PMLA, 2002 against Delhi Riots Accused and suspended Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and one Amit Gupta.Significantly, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a Complaint against Tahir under Section 44 & 45 of Prevention...

[Order 23 Rule 3] Statements Recorded Before Court Hold Equal Sanctity As A Written Instrument Of Compromise: P&H HC [Read Order]

"Statements recorded before a Judicial Officer in a Court of law cannot be said to have lesser sanctity then an instrument of Compromise drawn outside the Court attested by some Oath Commissioner/Notary Public or any other authority," held the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently. The observation was made by Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill while dismissing a Revision Petition filed by...

Govt Has Requested To Consider Members From SC/ ST/ OBC Communities, Minorities & Women For Appointment as HC Judges: Law Ministry

In response to concerns over inadequate representation of minorities/ vulnerable communities at the Bench in Supreme Court, the Union Law Ministry has reiterated that there is no provision for reservation in the Judiciary. However, he clarified that the Government has been insisting on increasing diversity at the High Court level, from where Judges at the Top Court are...

Delhi HC Reserves Order In Suo Moto Matter Concerning Blanket Order On Extending Interim Bail and Parole Granted In Light of COVID19

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a suo moto matter concerning the blanket order on extending the interim bail, emergency parole, and furlough granted to prisoners in light of COVID19 pandemic. The Special Bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel, Justice Siddharth Mridul, and Justice Talwant Singh, noted that it's time that the blanket order on extending interim release granted...

Orissa HC Disposes About 25,000 Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic [Read Press Note]

The Orissa High Court has disposed of about 25,000 cases during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is intimated that between the period from March 23, 2020 till October 16, 2020, i.e. last week, the High Court disposed of a total of 24,936 cases including 9,188 Bail Applications, 12,837 Writ Applications and 2,243 Contempt Petitions. Besides, 568 other matters were disposed of...