Art. 21 Rights Sacrosanct Even Where Marriage Invalid/Void': P & H HC Grants Police Protection To Runaway Couple, Despite Groom Being Underage [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week addressed the conflict between the enforcement of fundamental rights to seek protection of "life and liberty" as enshrined under Article 21 viz-a-viz a conceded violation of Section 5 (iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Justice Arun Monga was dealing with a writ petition of a girl aged 26 years 11 months and a boy aged 20 years and 08...

'DU's Decision To Hold Online Exams Violate Rights Of Students With Visual Impairment', Delhi HC To Hear Plea [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has agreed to hear the plea challenging the decision of the Delhi University to conduct online open book examinations (OBE) for undergraduate as well as the postgraduate students. The said plea will be heard by the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad which is already entrusted with a series of petitions challenging the...

Delhi University Exams : Delhi HC Asks Centre To Ensure Facilities For Differently Abled Students

Taking note of the concerns of differently abled students of Delhi University, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government to ensure that Common Service Centres(CSC) are made functional and that they are made well equipped to meet the demands of such students.A bench comprising Justices Subramonium Prasad and Hima Kohli asked Centre whether it will ensure that all the...

As Paytm Continues To Complain Phishing , Delhi HC Grants 6 Weeks To TRAI To Show Action Taken Against Non Implementation Of TCCCPR Regulations

Delhi High Court has granted six weeks to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to show action taken to ensure compliance with the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation (TCCCPR), 2018. TCCCPR Regulations make it mandatory for every telecom operator to register telemarketers in order to prevent online frauds and phishing through unsolicited commercial calls...

[Unlock 2]'People Have Got A Wrong Impression That They Can Now Freely Mix With Each Other': Allahabad HC Suggests Incarceration Of Persons Flouting Physical Distancing Norms [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday suggested the Uttar Pradesh Government to take strict action against those not following physical distancing norms, including 'incarceration'. The suggestion was made by a division bench comprised of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar, after it was informed that the residents are "freely mixing" with each other and are not...

No Coercive Action Against Schools Conducting Online Classes Nor Against Parents Not Willing To Force Kids To Attend Online Classes: Bombay HC [Read Order]

In a relief to schools and parents alike, the Bombay High Court on Monday directed the State Government not to take any coercive steps against those schools that are conducting online classes for students of Class II and below. Similarly, schools have been directed not to take any coercive steps against those parents who are not willing to force their children to attend...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till July 31 [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has extended all the interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till July 31, 2020. Further, orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition shall remain in abeyance and orders of regular/anticipatory have been extended till July 31. The order has been passed by a division bench comprised by...

'Procedural Guide Issued By DU Is A Utopian Fiction': Students' Union Of Campus Law Centre, Delhi Write An Open Letter To Judges/Admin Against Online Open Book Exams [Read Letter]

The Students' Union of the Campus Law Centre, Delhi has written an open letter to the Judges and Administrators, urging them to take steps for cancellation of the Online Open Book Examination, proposed to be conducted by the Delhi University. The Union states that the conduct of online OBE is "discriminatory", considering the online infrastructure government colleges and its...

'Every Sunset Will Be Followed By A Sunrise': Chhattisgarh HC CJ PR Ramachandra Menon 'Gifts' Rs. 10,000 To Advocate Forced Into Basket Weaving Amid Pandemic

Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice PR Ramachandra Menon recently gifted a sum of Rs. 10,000/- to a first generation Advocate based in Tamil Nadu, who was constrained to take up his traditional job of basket weaving, amid the COVID-19 crisis. As reported by the Times of India last week, 34 year old Uthamakumaran was forced back into his traditional job, as he...

State To Release Rs 5 Crores For Benefit Of Advocates & Clerks, Karnataka Govt Tells HC

The State Government has decided to release an amount of Rs 5 crore for the benefit of Advocates and Advocates clerks who are in distress and need financial assistance due to closure of courts, submitted the Government Pleader before the High Court of Karnataka. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna was informed by the Government Pleader that the...

Madhya Pradesh HC Unveils "MP Domestic & International Arbitration Centre" [Read Press Note]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently inaugurated the "Madhya Pradesh Domestic & International Arbitration Centre", for providing speedy and timely justice and to enhance the ease of doing business. The Centre, first of its kind in the state, was unveiled in by Justice AK Mittal, Chief Justice of the MP High Court in the presence of Justice Sanjay Yadav, Administrative Judge,...

Hubbali-Ankola Rail Line : Karnataka HC Extends Stay On Wildlife Board Decision Allowing Diversion Of Forest Land

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday extended the interim relief earlier granted directing that no further steps shall be taken on the decision taken by the State Board for Wildlife to allow diversion of 595.64 hectares of forest land for constructing railway line between Hubballi and Ankola. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna turned down the request...