Plea In AP HC Seeks Declaration Of HC Premises As Containment Zone; Central Inquiry Into Death Of Registrar General [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking a direction upon the State Government to declare the High Court premises as a "Red Zone/Containment Zone", in order to prevent Covid-19 pandemic from spreading among the staff and other stakeholders. The petition has been filed by BC, SC, ST Minority Student Federation after 30 members of the court staff from the high...

"Legitimacy Of Relationships Is Of No Consequence Viz-a-viz Their Right To Life And Liberty": P & H HC Grants Police Protection To Same-Sex Live-in Couple [Read Order]

"Social ethos, outlook and the philosophy appear to be evolving amongst gay couples so as to gather courage and openly come out of their closets", observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday. Justice Arun Monga noted that "even though gay marriage is not yet legitimate as per the applicable marriage laws in the country", and therefore, "live-in relationships" are...

Karnataka HC Asks Govt To Explain If Cauvery Calling Project Was Approved By State

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to file a proper supplementary statement in two weeks explaining whether it had approved the 'Cauvery Calling' project proposed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation. Additional Advocate General Subramanya R, orally told the court that "What we (State government) have approved is only the proposal of the...

Delhi HC Extends Deadline For Submitting Thesis For Students Of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) Till September 30

The Delhi High Court has extended the deadline for the submission of thesis for students of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) till September 30, subject to payment of late fee in tune of ₹5,000. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has, however, clarified that those students who are capable of submitting their thesis by 31st July, 2020 would be permitted...

In Democracy, If Atrocity Committed By Police Against An Advocate, What Would Be Fate Of General Citizen: Asks AP HC [Read Order]

"In a democratic state, if such an atrocity is committed by a government functionary against an advocate, who is an officer of the court, it is difficult to perceive the fate of the general citizen", observed the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday. The bench of Justices Rakesh Kumar and K Suresh Reddy was hearing a habeas corpus plea against the illegal detention of an advocate by...

[Kerala Gold Smuggling] Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Investigation Against Kerala CM & His Former Secretary[Read Order]

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI/ NIA investigation in the Kerala Gold Smuggling scam, Sprinklr Deal, BevQ App. scam and e-Mobility Consultancy scam, allegedly involving Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Principal Secretary M. Shivashankaran. Noting that the Petitioner had failed to produce an iota of evidence to support the allegations, the...

Supreme Court Panel Splits Over The Adequate Width Of NH Routes To Chardham In The Ecologically Fragile Himalayan Valleys

The High Powered Committee (HPC) constituted to review the ecological impact of the Chardham (CD) project on the direction of the Supreme Court has split in two factions over the issue of using a double-lane with paved shoulder (DL+PS) design standard on the NH routes to Chardham. The majority vote (13 members) has recommended widening the existing roads to a uniform DL+PS road design...

No Discrimination Against Lawyers If Court Staff, Staff Of Advocate General's Office Or Staff Of GP's Office Allowed To Travel In Local Trains; State Tells Bombay HC [Read Affidavit]

The state government has submitted before the Bombay High Court in affidavit that lawyers cannot allege discrimination if court staff or staff of the advocate general's office or the staff of government pleader's office are being allowed to travel in local trains and buses.The affidavit was filed on behalf of the State by Kishor Raje Nimbalkar, Secretary, Disaster management, Relief...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Additional Judges Of Kerala, Bombay & Jharkhand HCs As Permanent [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for making permanent four Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court, four Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court and two Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court. The following Additional Judges have been recommended to be made permanent at the Kerala HC: Justice VG ArunJustice N. NagareshJustice...

E-Commerce Websites Required To Declare Country Of Origin Of Products Sold By Them: Centre Tells Delhi HC

The Central Government on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, the e-commerce websites are mandatorily required to declare the country of origin of the products sold on their portals. The information was provided to a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a plea seeking a direction to be issued...

Allahabad HCBA Secretary & President Write To Chief Justice Highlighting Difficulty In VC Hearings & E-Filing [Read Letters]

Hony. Secretary of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association, Prabha Shanker Mishra, has addressed a letter to the HC Chief Justice, urging him suspend the functioning of the High Court until proper arrangement for physical/ video conference hearings are made. "Today, i.e., on July 22, 2020, I personally inspected the Video Conference facility made available by the High Court and the...

Can Degrees Be Given To Students Online With Digital Signatures?, Delhi HC Asks Delhi University To Consider

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to consider the feasibility of making a special interface for providing degrees to students through an online mode with digital signatures. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has directed the Computer Cell as well as the Dean of Examinations of the Delhi University to look into the issue of making a special...