[Covid-19] Punjab & Haryana HC Direct Subordinate Courts To Dedicate Rooms For Production Of Accused For Remand [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all the District and Sessions Judges across the states of Punjab, Haryana and UT of Chandigarh to identify one room in the Court premises which can be used to produce the accused for remand. "Identify one dedicated room/ Court room, in consultation with the Health and administrative authorities, in the respective Judicial Complex at...

Anand Teltumbde & Vernon Gonsalves Move Bombay HC Seeking COVID-19 Test As They Came In Contact With Varavara Rao

Vernon Gonsalves and Anand Teltumbde, both accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and lodged at Taloja jail, have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court on Friday seeking directions to the State to be tested for Covid-19 as they came in close contact with co-accused Varavara Rao who was admitted to the Hospital after testing positive for the virus. "An inmate at the prison, with...

Take Firm Action Against Political Figures Violating Social Distancing Norms : Karnataka HC Directs State

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to take action against political figures who do not follow norms of social distancing and wearing of masks in public places thereby violating provisions under the Disaster Management Act (DM Act). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna said "It is time for the state to act with firm hands...

Allahabad HCBA Issues Show Cause To Advocate Allegedly For Making Indecent Remarks Against Judges/Senior Advocates & Damaging HC Property [Read Letter]

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association on Thursday issued show cause notice to Advocate Ritesh Srivastava, allegedly for damaging High Court property and making "indecent remarks" against sitting High Court Judges and Senior Members of the Bar on social media. Few members of the HCBA have proposed to initiate disciplinary action against Srivastava for his "unbecoming conduct" as...

PIL Challenges Re-Imposition Of Lockdown In Pune & Other Districts Of Maharashtra Without Guidelines To Provide Assistance To The Poor [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the State's decision to re-impose lockdown in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra starting from July 14 for 10 days without issuing guidelines for providing some financial assistance/aid to farmers, labourers and poor people in general for immediate relief.The petitioner, 34-year-old Vicky Mane is a...

NCDRC Registry To Remain Open For Filing Purposes On July 18 [Read Notice]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has notified that its registry will remain open on Saturday, i.e. July 18, 2020, so as to enable the litigants to file their Consumer Complaints. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of coming into force of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 from Monday, i.e. July 20 onwards. Most Provisions Of Consumer Protection Act...

'Status Quo' Orders Not To Be Passed When Prima Facie Case Is Not Made Out: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order in a revision petition which directed parties in a civil suit to maintain 'status quo' despite the fact that no prima facie case was made out by the plaintiffs for grant of such relief. In this case, the plaintiff sought an interim injunction against construction by a defendant in a building which he claimed to be...

Former SC/HC Judges, Lawyers Seek Reconstitution Of Central Committee For Reforms In Criminal Law To Include Academic Representation, Trial Court Lawyers, Women, Dalits, Etc. [Read Letter]

Former High Court and Supreme Court Judges, Senior Advocates, Academics and Former Bureaucrats, working with the criminal justice system across the country, have urged the Central Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law not to proceed with the process of recommending criminal law reforms in India, unless it has adequate representation from such social groups and communities that have...

'Shall Not Indulge In Any Activities Or Protest' : Gauhati HC Orders While Granting Bail To Anti-CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi

While granting bail to activist Akhil Gogoi in three cases registered over alleged violence in protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, the Gauhati High Court ordered that he should not indulge in "any activities or protest".The order passed by Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak stated :"Pending investigation and trial of said cases, the petitioner shall not indulge in any activities...

'Acted Against Interest Of Client; Vulgarized Legal Profession' : Kerala Bar Council In Show Cause Notice Against Advocate Who Gave Media Interview About Accused

Taking suo moto note of an interview given by an advocate to a TV channel in violation of attorney-client privilege, the Bar Council of Kerala issued a show-cause notice to an advocate.The notice pertains to the interview given by Thiruvananthapuram based advocate, Kesari Krisnan Nair K, to 'Asianet News Channel' on July 16, about his client, who is an accused in the controversial gold...

SC Further Extends Term Of TDSAT Chairperson By 3 More Months, Directs Centre To Complete Appointment Process In Vacant Posts

The Supreme Court on Friday further extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah also directed the Centre to complete the appointment process of for TDSAT members as administrative member retired in October 2018 while technical...

Plea In Gujarat HC Seeks Compensation For Individuals/Families Directly Affected By COVID Pandemic [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court has been moved in a PIL seeking compensation for all persons who have directly suffered on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to families of those who have succumbed to the disease. Petitioner-Advocate Neel Lakhani has urged that owing to the Pandemic situation and the consequent lockdown, innumerable persons have lost their jobs, businesses and source of...