Covid-19 Centre/Hospital Can Be Set Up Within Residential Colonies: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that a COVID-19 Centre/Hospital can be set up within residential colonies. The clarification has been rendered by a Division Bench comprised of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava in a PIL seeking a direction upon the State Government to shift the COVID-19 Centre/ Hospital situated in the vicinity of a residential colony...

Draft EIA: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Moved By Centre To Review Court's Order Directing Extension of Deadline For Public Comments

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a review petition filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change against the order passed by the court on June 30 whereby the Ministry was directed to extend the deadline for seeking public comments on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment Policy 2020. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan...

'A Bright Student, Written Many Articles': Court Notes While Granting Bail To Anti-CAA Activist Sharjeel Usmani [Read Order]

A Sessions Court at Aligarh has granted bail to Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usman, who was arrested by UP Police on July 29 in relation to protests held at AMU against the Citizenship Amendment Act.While granting bail in two FIRs, the Court noted the academic credentials of Usman."The academic records of the accused manifests that he has been a bright student. He has written...

People Are Taking Covid-19 Directives 'Casually' On Account Of Unlock-4: Allahabad HC Issues Slew Of Directions To Prevent Transmission [Read Order]

"We also appeal to one and all that as and when anyone goes out of his/her home they should compulsorily wear a mask." In view of notification and enforcement of Unlock 4 Guidelines from September 1 onwards, the Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over wider spread of COVID-19 infection as people would go out. [Unlock 2]'People Have Got A Wrong Impression That They Can Now...

Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail To The Government Counsel Accused Of Sexually Harassing A Young Lawyer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (03rd August) granted interim bail to a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.The interim bail was granted in connection with FIR No.0326 of 2020, under Sections 328, 354A, 376 IPC, P.S. Vibhuti Khand, and District Lucknow.While hearing the government counsel's plea, who was apprehending his arrest in...

₹1 Crore Earmarked For Providing Assistance To Advocates In Indigent Condition Due To COVID19: Advocates Welfare Fund Trust Informs Delhi HC

Advocates Welfare Fund Trust has informed the Delhi High Court that it has earmarked ₹1 crore for providing financial assistance to advocates in Delhi who have been pushed to indigent condition due to COVID19 lockdown. The Trust further informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that this support will be provided over and above the...

SC Frees 79 Year Old Murder Convict Who Spent About 29 Years In Prison [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has ordered release of a murder convict who spent around 29 years 10 months in prison.The bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant were considering a writ petition filed by one Munna, who is now aged about 79, convicted for his involvement in the murder of 11 persons with deadly weapons and injured others. The incident happened in the year...

Consortium Of NLUs Expresses 'Suprise & Anguish' At NLSIU Decision For Separate Admission Test; Reaffirms Decision To Conduct CLAT 2020 On Sep 28

The Executive Council of the Consortium of National Law Universities, in an emergency meeting held yesterday night, expressed its "surprise and anguish" at the decision of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, to go ahead with its own admission test.Terming the NLSIU move a "unilateral decision", the Council noted with dismay that the NLSIU was conducting its...

Gauhati HC Sets Aside Police Commissioner's Order Suspending Telecast Of TV Serial 'Begum Jaan' [Read Order]

The Court has given liberty to the competent authority to reconsider the matter again after providing a hearing to the affected parties.

Persons, Not Having Even Gone To Regular School/College, To Get Into Law College For First Time In Life : Madras HC Urges BCI To Amend Rules [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has urged the Bar Council of India to take a cue from its judgment and make necessary changes in Rule 5 of its Legal Education Rules to ensure that the candidates who complete their Higher Secondary and UG through regular course alone are made eligible to participate for selection in the 5 year or 3 year LLB courses."In the absence of the same, persons who have not even...

Delhi High Powered Committee Denies Request To Release Women & Transpersons In Delhi Prisons During The Pandemic [Read Letters]

The Delhi High Powered Committee recently denied the request for reclassification of persons to be released from prisons on interim bail/ parole to include all women, children and transpersons, owing to their social status. The Committee said that it had "absolute discretion" to classify prisoners who may be released from prisons, on account of the pandemic. The said discretion...

[Breaking] NLSIU Backs Out Of CLAT 2020; Admissions For 2020-21 Based On Separate Test

In a significant move, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, India's premier law university, has decided to back out of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for the admissions to five year integrated B.A LL.B(Hons) course for the academic year 2020-21."The University will not accept CLAT 2020 scores for admission to Academic Year 2020-21", said a revised...