Plea Seeking Regulations For Prohibiting Sale of Uncertified Products Claiming To Be COVID19 Compliant: Delhi HC Directs Centre To Consider Plea As Representation

Delhi High Court has directed the Union of India as well as the Indian Council Of Medical Research to consider as representation a plea seeking formulation of rules and regulations to prohibit sale of unlicensed and uncertified products claiming to be COVID19 compliant. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has directed the various Ministries of...

BCI Extends Deadline To Furnish Details Of Advocates Registered With All The District Bar Associations In The Country Till Sept 30 [Read Letter]

The Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka Bar Associations across the country, till September 30, 2020. On July 24, 2020, the Presidents and Secretaries of all the Bar Associations in the country were asked to submit details of Advocates registered with them as per the...

Writ Petition Maintainable Against Pvt. Educational Institutions As They Perform Public Function & Are Subject To State Education Rules: Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court last week reiterated that writ petitions against even purely private, unaided educational institutions are maintainable, considering they are performing public functions. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani was considering the writ plea against his termination by a teacher appointed in an unaided private school on a probation basis. The Petitioner urged that...

Undertrials Accused of Economic Offences Not Eligible For Interim Bail As Per High Powered Committee's Criteria: Delhi HC[Read Order]

Delhi High Court has refused to quash the Minutes of Meeting held on March 28 by the High Powered Committee constituted to decongest the prisons whereby undertrial prisoners accused of economic offences or against whom enquiry is being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate have been excluded from the purview of interim bail. The Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra went on to...

Journalism Is Not For Propagating Hearsay News, Says Kerala HC While Granting Anticipatory Bail To Sreekantan Nair [Read Order]

"Journalists should not go behind gossips, hearsay news etc.. Once a news is published in a print media or a visual media, you cannot take it back. "

PETA Moves Delhi HC Seeking Immediate Prohibition On Practising Inhumane Animal Husbandry Procedures & Cruel Methods Of Euthanising Animals

The People for Ethical Treatment Of All (PETA) have filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court seeking an immediate prohibition on practising inhumane animal husbandry procedures and cruel methods adopted for euthanaisia of animals in India. Petitioners also sought enactment of Rules under the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Act to improve the 'prescribed manner' for the said...

Karnataka HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Posted Message On Facebook Comparing Corona Virus With Holy Quran [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 32-year old man who in April during the lockdown had posted a message on his social media account allegedly comparing coronavirus with holy Quran and thereby, insulted the holy Quran and caused hurt to the feelings of Muslim community. Justice K Natarajan granted pre-arrest bail to Kusumadhara Kaniyoor @Kasumadhara H,...

Plea In Karnataka HC Against Holding COMEDK On Aug 19; Says It's A 'Manufactured Havoc For Students'

A PIL filed in Karnataka HC challenges the decision to hold COMEDK test by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) on August 19.The PIL filed by Adv Abdulla Mannan Khan states that around 70,000-80,000 students will be writing the exams, and the decision to hold the test on August 19 will result in putting the students to the grave danger of COVID19.It...

Breaking : CLAT 2020 To Be Held Online On September 7

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) has been rescheduled to September 7.The NLU Consortium has decided that a "centre-based ,online computer-based exam" will be conducted for both undergraduate and postgraduate candidates on September 7, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.Admit cards will be available for download on the NLU Consortium website in two week's time.The Consortium of National...

After Karnataka HC Nudge, Centre Directs States/UTs To Give Advance Information To Downstream States/UTs Before Opening Dams

Pursuant to the directions issued by the Karnataka High Court, the Union Ministry of Water Resource has ordered that whenever a decision is taken by a State/Union Territory Government/Authority/Dam Authority to release water from the reservoirs/dams within its limits, an immediate intimation thereof has to be issued to the State/UT Government/Authorities/Dam Authorities which are adjacent...

Period Of Quarantine Undergone By Court Staff To Be Treated As 'On Duty': Karnataka HC [Read Circular]

The Karnataka High Court has decided that the period of quarantine undergone by the staff members of District/Trial Courts shall be treated as on duty subject to the following conditions: If a staff member of District/Trial Courts is quarantined as per medical advice on becoming a primary contact of a COVID-19 patient or for any other reason including the reason of being...

Protective Shield Of Law To Be Extended To Public Servants To Enable Discharge Of Duty Without Fear: P & H HC [Read Order]

Noting that cases of assault or use of criminal force to obstruct/prevent public servants from discharging their duties are on the increase, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that such cases have to be "sternly dealt" to curb the tendency of assaulting or using criminal force to public servants and the "protective shield of law" has to be extended to such public servants...