"Can His Family See Him From A Reasonable Distance" Bombay HC Seeks NIA & State's Response, Asks For Update On Varavara Rao's Health

The Bombay High Court on Monday sought to know from the National Investigation Agency and State government regarding the health condition of 81-year-old Telugu poet Varavara Rao, one of the eleven accused in Bhima Koregaon case, who tested positive for Covid-19 and was shifted to Nanavati Hospital on Sunday. Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice SP Tavade was hearing Rao's...

Conception Of Pregnancy Post Tubectomy Not Medical Negligence: P & H HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the doctor performing tubectomy, at the time of child delivery, cannot be attributed medical negligence merely because she did not explain that the tubes would regress to their normal size after the delivery, and that during the regress, the tubes are likely to slip, thereby exposing chance of further pregnancy. The Single bench was hearing...

Chargesheet Submitted Without The Forensic Report Cannot Be Accepted As Complete Chargesheet: Meghalaya Court Pulls Up Police, Grants Bail In NDPS Case [Read Order]

While granting bail to a person accused under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, a trial court in Meghalaya has clarified that the court cannot accept a chargesheet to be complete if it's submitted without a forensic science report. While pulling up the police for not placing the Chemical Analysis Report on record, the Special Judge at East Khasi Hills noted...

Over 250 Members Of The Bar Endorse Representation Seeking To Resume Physical Hearing With Safety Measures Before Bombay HC Chief Justice [Read Letter]

A representation has been made before the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court endorsed by over 250 members of the bar including some senior advocates asking for physical hearings to be resumed or in the alternative have regular hearings via video conferencing.Senior Advocates like BA Desai, Yusuf Muchhala, Rajani Iyer and Arif Bookwala are amongst the 254 advocates who have endorsed the...

Karnataka HC Rejects Petition Seeking To Move Covid19 Testing Laboratory Situated In Residential Area

The Karnataka High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation filed by two residents seeking directions to the authorities to shift or close down a covid-19 testing laboratory in their vicinity. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna said "The petitioner counsel is unable to point out any statutory provisions which impose...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Reserves Order In Ishrat Jahan's Plea Challenging The Extension Granted To Delhi Police For Completing Investigation Against Her

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea challenging the order dated 15/06/20 passed by ASJ Dharmender Rana wherein the police was granted an extension of 60 days to complete investigation in cases pertaining to Delhi riots against Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan. The judgment has been reserved by the Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait. Filed by Congress Counselor Ishrat Jahan,...

[EWS Quota] Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Single Judge Order Directing Fresh Counseling For Medical PG Admissions In the State [Read Judgment]

A Chief Justice led division bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Friday quashed the order of a single-Judge, directing the state Government and NEET, PG Medical Counseling Board, to conduct fresh round of counseling for admissions to PG seats in the State by including additional 89 seats allotted for implementation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota. "There was no infirmity...

'In Light of COVID19 Magistrates Should Not Demand Physical Presence of Juveniles For Recording Statements', Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Moved By Bachpan Bachao Andolan

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea asking the court to direct that 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, and the physical presence of the children for the same shall be dispensed with. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and...

Plea Seeking Protection of Privileged Attorney-Client Communication Taking Place Virtually On Third Party Apps, Delhi HC Asks The Concerned Authority To Consider The Plea As Representation

Delhi High Court has directed the Petitioner to make a representation before the concerned authority in a plea seeking protection of privileged attorney client communication taking place virtually on third party apps. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has asked the concerned authority to deal with the said representation in accordance with the...

No Special Knowledge Needed To Know That Offshore Entities Are Used To Launder Unaccounted Money : ITAT

The ITAT said that even laymen were aware of the kind of operations done by entities in places like Cayman Islands.

Right To Religion Under Article 25 Can't Be Invoked To Protect Illegal Structures : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The fundamental right to religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India does not extend to offering prayers at each and every place, and protecting a place of worship illegally built on public place, held the High Court of Karnataka.The Court added that right to construct an unauthorized temple cannot be said to be an essential religious practice, that can be protected under Article 25...

COVID-19: Allahabad HC To Remain Closed On July 20 & 21 [Read Order]

On consideration of all the relevant facts pertaining to rapid surge in the number of active Corona Virus cases at Prayagraj, the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court has decided the Court shall not sit on July 20 and July 21. "There shall be no sitting of Courts on 20th & 21st of July 2020, in the High Court at Allahabad, only. There shall be no physical/e-filing on...