'Aarogya Setu App Does Not Detect COVID-19 & Is Meant For Intensive Surveillance', Says Plea In Bombay HC [Read Petition]

Activist Sudeep Dalvi has moved the Bombay High Court against an order of the Deputy Collector, Margao-Goa, mandating the usage of Aarogya Setu App for entering the premises of the Collectorate building. The Petitioner, through Advocates Shashwat Anand, Shrinivas R. Khalap and Chintan Nirala, has contended that usage of the Aarogya Setu App is not backed or mandated by any law....

'Powers Of CCI & Arbitral Tribunal Not Overlapping': Bombay HC Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has upheld the arbitral award allowing monetary claims of agri-business giant Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Ltd (MMB) against Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd and its associate companies with respect to Sub Licensing Agreements (SLA) concerning the use of Bt Cotton seeds.The arbitral award passed in January 2019 was challenged by Nuziveedu and its associates primarily on the ground that...

Madras HC Designation Of Senior Advocates Rules Notified: Provides Minimum Age/Experience Criteria, Bars Them From Mentioning/Seeking Adjournment

Madras High Court Designation Of Senior Advocates Rules, 2020 has come into force. The Rules provide for a minimum age limit of 45 years and 15 years of minimum experience. It also debars a Senior Advocate from mentioning any matter to the Court nor seek an adjournment in any Court. The Rules envisage constitution of a Permanent Committee For Designation Of Senior Advocates to deal with...

Gujarat HC Constitutes Two-Judges Committee To Decide Upon Live Steaming Of Virtual Court Proceedings [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has made significant remarks with respect to open-public access to courts hearings conducted via video conferencing. While disposing of a PIL seeking live streaming of virtual court hearings, the bench comprised of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JB Pardiwala said, "To observe the requirement of an open Court proceedings, the members of the public...

Delhi Govt Is Not Conducting Almost 50% Capacity of RT-PCR Tests, It Is More Focused on RAT Despite Knowing That RT-PCR Is The Golden Test: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has observed that almost 50% capacity of the RT-PCR tests are not being conducted by the Delhi Government. While observing that despite having the capacity of conducting 11,000 RT-PCR tests per day the Delhi Government is only conducting 6,000 of such tests, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further noted that the...

Justice Sanjay Gupta (59), Sitting Judge Of Jammu and Kashmir HC Passed Away

A sitting judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Sanjay Gupta (59) has passed away.Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta was Born on 24.11.1961, did matriculation from Oriental Academy, Jammu in 1976, did B.Sc with full medical subjects from G.G.M Science College, Jammu in 1982, did L.L.B. from University of Jammu. He enrolled as Advocate in Bar Council of Delhi in 1986, joined Jammu bar in...

Karnataka HC To Hear Tomorrow Two Petitions Against Conducting Of Karnataka Common Entrance Test [KET] Amid Covid-19 Pandemic [Read Petitions]

Two petitions have been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging the decision of the Karnataka Examinations Authority to conduct the Karnataka Common Entrance Test, during the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic. The petitions are filed by Eric E Steaphens, who is the secretary of NSUI and by one Pradeep Kumar S P and few others, stating that the examinations are...

Police Cannot Use Media To Influence Public Opinion To Accept That Accused Is Guilty: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a case filed by Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita seeking the quashing of the press note issued against her by the Delhi Police alleging her involvement in conspiracy behind Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court has observed that the police's justification to fuel a media trial merely because the sympathisers of the accused are proclaiming her innocence, cannot be countenanced.The Single Bench...

Plea Seeking Modification Of U'khand HC Judgment On Maximum Loudspeaker Limit Referred To Third Judge

The plea seeking modification of a directive issued by the Uttarakhand High Court in its 2018 judgment setting maximum noise level for loudspeakers will be heard by a third Single judge, as the division bench gave split verdict on the issue.Earlier, Live Law had reported that the High Court has modified the directive as the order authored by the Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan uploaded in...

Jail Authorities Getting Regular Health Updates But Withholding Information From Us ; Varvara Rao's Family Writes To The Home Minister Of Maharashtra

The family of 81-year-old Telugu poet and literary critic Varavara Rao, who tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently undergoing treatment at Nanavati Hospital, has now written to Anil Deshmukh, Home Minister Of Maharashtra. The letter states-"We, the family of Sri Varavara Rao, are compelled to write this letter to you, as we are denied any information about his health condition or...

'Dignity Of The Dead Must Be Respected': Karnataka HC Directs Govt, BBMP To Frame New Guidelines For Burial Of COVID-19 Patients

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to relook at the guidelines/protocol issued by them for disposing of dead bodies of persons tested positive for COVID-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said :"According to us, all the authorities are bound to come out with...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging The UGC Guidelines On Conferment Of Autonomous Status On Colleges

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the validity of the UGC (Conferment of Autonomous Status upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations, 2018, for being ultra vires of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to the Union...