Bombay HC Disposes Of PILs Seeking Directions For Relief Against 'Inflated' Electricity Bills [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of two PILs seeking directions for relief against the allegedly inflated and exorbitant electricity bills received during the period of lockdown, between March and May. Division bench of Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Milind J Jadhav passed two separate orders disposing of the PILs but there were several common contentions raised by...

Bombay HC Rejects PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Services Rendered By Lawyers In The Category Of "Essential Services" [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last Friday rejected the criminal writ petition filed by an advocate seeking declaration of services rendered by lawyers as essential service and thus exempt lawyers from restrictions imposed with regard to movement of traffic during lockdown. Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice Madhav Jamdar concluded that it was within the exclusive domain of the...

'It Would Be Impossible To Deal With Infection On Track' : J&K HC Directs Shrine Board, Govt To 'Urgently Decide' On Amarnath Yatra 2020 [Read Order]

The J & K HC on Tuesday required the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and the UT government to urgently take all decisions regarding the conduct of the Amarnath Yatra, in compliance of the top court's decision of July 13, taking into consideration all the relevant issues as also the several concerns.A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjay Dhar specified that the...

NGT Directs NTPC Power Plant To Deposit 10 Crore Interim Compensation For Dumping Fly Ash In Rihand Reservoir [Read Order]

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed NTPC Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station, situated in Madhya Pradesh, to deposit a sum of Rs. 10 crore with the State Pollution Control Board, towards interim compensation for environmental damage. The direction has come in an application filed by Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, in wake of a breach in the "Fly Ash Dyke" of the...

"No My Lord Or Your Lordship, Call Me Sir ": Calcutta HC Chief Justice Requests Officers Of District Judiciary To Address Him As "Sir"

In a significant move, the Calcutta High Court issued a letter requesting the district judiciary in West Bengal as well as well as registry staff of such courts to desist from addressing the Judges as "My Lord" and "Your Lordship". Chief Justice Thottathil B. Nair Radhakrishnan has addressed a letter to the officers of district judiciary including members of Registry, expressing...

Bombay HC Grants Bail To Stepfather Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Step-Daughters [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed a bail application filed by one Makrand Bapardekar who has been accused of sexually assaulting his step daughters, one of whom is a minor, in a FIR registered with Andheri Police station following a complaint filed by his wife. Justice Sandeep K Shinde was hearing Bapardekar's bail application in connection with FIR registered before the...

Press Note Against Devangana Kalita Was A Proportional Response to the Allegations of Communalisation of Police: Delhi Police Informs Delhi HC

Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that the press note released by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, highlighting the allegations of conspiracy of instigating Delhi riots against Devangana Kalita, was a proportional response to the allegations made by Pinjra Tod members on their Twitter account. The Single Bench was further informed that the said press note was...

Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt's Reply In Plea Seeking Resumption Of Corona Assistance Scheme To Ensure Supply Of Dry Ration To Those In Need

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking resumption of the Chief Minister Corona Assistance Scheme in order to ensure supply of dry ration to the underprivileged persons in Delhi who are in need of it. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has directed the Delhi Government to submit an affidavit in an application preferred in the...

Ex-Catholic Priest Jailed For Rape Of Minor Girl Seeks Sentence Suspension To Marry Survivor

In a bizarre and appalling move, Robin Vadakkumchery, a former priest of the Roman Catholic Church, currently in jail for raping a minor girl four years ago, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking suspension of his sentence for two months to enable him to marry the girl, who has now attained the legal age for marriage. When the matter came up for consideration on Wednesday, the special...

[Covid-19] Functioning Of Allahabad HC Suspended Till July 17; Rajasthan HC To Resume Functioning From July 20 [Read Orders]

The High Courts of Allahabad and Rajasthan have been closed temporarily, due to Covid scare. Allahabad The Administrative Committee of the Allahabad High Court has decided that the functioning at Principal Seat of the High Court will remain suspended for further two days, i.e. July 16 and 17. Earlier, the High Court was declared closed on July 14 and July 15, 2020 in view of...

All Interim Orders Passed By Bombay HC And Subordinate Courts Extended Till August 31 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has extended operation of all interim orders passed by the High Court and subordinate courts till August 31. Previously, the High Court on June 15 had extended all interim orders till July 15.Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice AA Sayed, Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Tated in an order dated July 15 noted-"Since this bench last assembled on June 15, 2020, the...

Women Are Capably Manning The Posts In All Walks Of Life: HP HC Rejects Woman Forest Guard's Challenge Against Transfer Order [Read Order]

"There has been a great advancement and the woman have demonstrated their ability to perform various taxing and hazardous duties which till now were wrongly and illegally considered to be the exclusive privilege of men."