No Requirement Of NOC From CARA Where Adoptive Parents Are Indians: Punjab And Haryana HC[Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court areheld that the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 would not apply in cases of inter-country adoption of children being given directly by parents to relatives/known people under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. The Court also ruled out the requirement of procuring the NOC from the Central Adoption Resource Authority for issuance of passport to the...

Lawyers, Litigants And Subordinate Judiciary Are Being Inconvenienced Due To Delay Caused In Digitisation Of District Courts: Delhi HC Seeks Response [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has sought response from the Finance Secretary of the Delhi Government on the proposals to digitise the District Courts which have been kept pending since 2018. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed that any correspondence exchanged between the District Judge (Headquarters) and the Delhi...

Magistrates Should Record Statements Of Juveniles Through Video Conferencing, Requirement Of Taking The Child Outside Juvenile Home Should Be Avoided: Delhi HC [Read Order]

In light of COVID19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court has directed that the the statements under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code of 'children in need of care and protection' shall be recorded by the Magistrate through video conferencing, or by visiting the Childcare Institute where such children are housed. The Division Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan...

Delhi HC Closes PIL Seeking Registration Of Migrant Workers As Centre Sets Up National Database For Unorganized Workers [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has disposed of the petition seeking registration of migrant workers after the Central Government assured the Court that it was in the process of creating the migrant workers' database. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh closed the petition while binding the Central and the State Governments to the submissions made by them. The Government of India had...

Patna HC Warns Judicial Officers Of Contempt If They Ask Arrested Persons To Withdraw Anticipatory Bail Plea From HC As A Pre-Condition For Bail Hearing [Read Order]

The Patna High Court has recently observed that if before hearing the regular bail application of the accused, the Judicial officer in a subordinate court asks the applicant (who has now been arrested) to first withdraw anticipatory bail petition pending before the High court, then the concerned officer may be held responsible for contempt of court.The bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad...

SC Warns to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against IIT Bombay for Backing Out of Smog Tower Project

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed great displeasure upon learning that the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) had backed out from completing the Smog Tower project which would help Delhi fight its pollution crisis. In December 2019, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra directed the Centre and Delhi Government to ensure that a smog tower,...

Financial Assistance To Lawyers Affected By Covid-19: Delhi HC Judge Justice Siddharth Mridul Donates Rs 1.25 Lakh

Justice Sidharth Mridul of Delhi High Court has donated a sum of Rs. 1.25 lakh to the Bar Council of Delhi's Advocates Welfare Fund in wake of the financial assistance required by lawyers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement was issued by Co-Chairman of Bar Council of India to this effect. "Justice Mridul is a former member and Vice-Chairman of BCD and has befittingly responded to...

5+3+3+4 Curricular Structure, Emphasis On Regional Languages, Common Entrance Exam for Admission to HEIs [Read National Education Policy 2020 ]

The Union Cabinet has approved National Education Policy 2020.'Committee for the Draft National Education Policy' which was constituted under the Chairmanship of eminent scientist Dr. K. Kasturirangan, had submitted the Draft National Education Policy, 2019 on 31st May, 2019. Under the new policy the 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by a 5+3+3+4 curricular...

PIL On Private Hospitals Overcharging Covid/Non-Covid Patients For PPE Kits; Bombay HC Seeks State's Reply [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court while hearing a public interest litigation alleging that certain private hospitals are taking advantage of the prevailing pandemic and are charging for Personal Protective Equipment Kits much above the purchase price, sought an affidavit in reply from the State within seven days.Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sarang Kotwal heard the PIL filed...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging The IBC Ordinance Whereby The Operation of Section 10 Has Been Suspended

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Ordinance, 2020 whereby the operation of sections 7,9 and 10 of the IBC has been suspended. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to the Ministry of Law & Justice, as well as to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of...

Plea Seeking Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities As Beneficiaries Under Food Security Act: Delhi HC Issues Notice To All The States and UTs

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by the National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to further direct all the States and Union Territories to include Persons with Disabilities as beneficiaries under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the Food Security Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan...

Rapid Antigen Test Not 'Very Effective', Having Accuracy Of 'Only 40%': Telangana HC Asks State To Consider 'Falling Back' On Traditional RT-PCR Test [Read Order]

After the Delhi High Court, the Telangana High Court also on Tuesday voiced its doubts as regards the efficacy of the Rapid Antigen Test for COVID. The Chief Secretary to the state of Telangana informed the bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan that the Government has already started using the Rapid Antigen Tests. The bench, also comprising Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, was...