[COVID-19] BCI Asks Law Universities/Colleges To Frame Alternative Flexible Schemes For Fees In Easy Instalments [Read Letter]

The Bar Council of India issued an advisory to Centers of Legal Education to be compassionate and considerate to the hardships of students in light of the pandemic. The Council has issued the following specific directives to all the centers of legal education while generally advising the legal educational institutes to be considerate towards students and to lend them a helping hand...

Bombay HC Directs Nanavati Hospital To Submit Report Regarding Varavara Rao's Health & Line Of Treatment Given To Him, Vernon Gonsalves Tests Negative For Covid-19 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed Nanavati Hospital to submit a report on Varvara Rao's health and the line of treatment being given to the 81-year-old Telugu poet and literary critic, who recently tested positive for Covid-19. The octogenarian's family has expressed anxiety and frustration over not being informed about Rao's health or his treatment before various...

Delhi HC Orders Govt. To Implement Measures To Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Professionals; Orders Setting-up Dedicated Helpline, Amongst Other Directions [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court passed an order directing the State Government to implement certain measures to ensure the safety and protection of health care professionals, especially those attending COVID patients. These measures include implementation of a dedicated helpline for healthcare workers, appointment of nodal officer(s) to handle complaints from all healthcare...

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC Directs NIA To Submit A Short Reply To Sudha Bharadwaj's Appeal Against Rejection Of Bail

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency to file a short affidavit in the appeal filed by lawyer and trade unionist Sudha Bharadwaj against rejection of bail sought on medical grounds by the Special Court in Mumbai. This is the second time the agency will file a reply to the said plea, as an affidavit has already been filed on June 26 strongly...

Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition Seeking NIA Probe Into Sedition Case Against Amulya Leona

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by advocate H L Vishala Raghu, seeking to transfer the sedition case registered against 19-year-old Amulya Leona, to the National Investigation Agency. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H P Sandesh said "Looking into the nature of allegations made in the FIR we do not think that this is a case...

Chhattisgarh HC Permits Private Schools To Collect Tution Fees; Directs Evolution Of Mechanism To Provide Study Materials To Students Who Do Not Have Access To Online Classes [Read Order]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the government orders prohibiting private unaided schools from collecting tuition fees from its students or recovering outstanding dues. The bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy has made it clear that the State cannot issue such "blanket orders" precluding private schools from collecting fees, as it would "adversely affect their right to...

Court Proceedings Through Video Conferencing Can Be Conducted In 'Justifiable Circumstances': Madras HC Notifies VC Rules [Read Rules]

Madras High Court Video Conferencing in Courts Rules, 2020 have been notified to regulate the conduct of proceedings by courts and tribunals through video conferencing. The Rules provides that a Court may, Suo Motu, or on the application of a party or witness decide to conduct the Judicial Proceedings by Video-conference when there are the Justifiable Circumstances. Justifiable...

Plea Against Religious And Social Gatherings: Kerala High Court Reserves Order [Read Petition]

A Division Bench of the High Court of Kerala comprising of the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice S.P. Chaly has reserved its orders today on a 'Public Interest Litigation Petition', which has been filed before the Court,impugning the modified guidelines issued by the State of Kerala permitting 'Religious Social Gatherings' of people across the State. Petitioners...

Bombay HC Quashes District Collector's Requisition Of Flats For COVID Quarantine Facility Over Creation Of Third Party Interests [Read Order]

The Bombay high court has quashed an order of the Thane District Collector for requisitioning 84 flats in two buildings in the city of Ambernath for a Covid-19 quarantine/isolation facility, ordering him to take a fresh decision in two weeks considering that possession letters were issued to flat-buyers. Justices N. M. Jamdar and Abhay Ahuja noted that the Municipal Council, Ambernath...

Delhi HC Asks DU To File "Proper Reply" In Plea For Holding Supplementary Exams Immediately After Final Semester [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University to file a "proper reply" on the petition filed by final law year students of the Faculty of Law College, seeking permission to give their supplementary examinations for those exams which they have not passed in the first to fourth semesters. Last month, the bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh had issued notice to the University...

How Many DU Students From Remote Areas Have Requested To Avail Services Of Common Service Centres For Online Exams?, Asks Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Common Service Centre Academy to give information on the number of students who have requested to avail the services of common service centres (CSC) to take their online Open Book Exams. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the CSC Academy to state in an affidavit as to...

Ensure Bio-Medical Waste Is Disposed Of In A Manner Prescribed Under Bio Medical Waste Management Rules & Guidelines: Bombay HC Tells State, Corporation & MPCB [Read Order]

While hearing a PIL seeking directions to stop sumping of bio-medical waste at Adharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan, the Bombay High Court directed the State, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to ensure that the bio medical waste generated from hospitals treating patients infected by Covid-19 is disposed of in accordance with Bio-Medical...