Legal Interviews With Private Lawyers Through Video Conferencing Will Be Provided To All The Prisoners: Delhi Govt Informs Delhi HC

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the facility of legal interviews with private counsels through video conferencing is now being extended to all the prisoners in Delhi. The information was given to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a PIL seeking video conferencing facility for all the prisoners in order to enable...

Delhi HC Allows NLU Delhi To Correct Error Of Removing Vertical Reservation For OBC and EWS Categories And Issue A Revised Admission Notification

Delhi High Court has allowed the National Law University, Delhi, to correct the error of removing vertical reservation for OBC and EWS categories in its admission notification, and place a revised notification before the court on Monday. While noting that the University has misinterpreted the order of the court dated June 29, wherein a stay was imposed on 50% domicile...

Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Non-Implementation Of SC Order For Decongestion Of Prisons [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a petition alleging non-implementation of the Supreme Court order for decongestion of prisons in the state. The bench of Chief Justice AK Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla has issued notice to the MP Government, its Law and Legal Affairs Department, its Health Department, the Director General of Prisons, State Legal...

Bar Council Of Delhi Entitled For Exemption U/s 80G Income Tax Act, Holds ITAT [Read Order]

"Bar Council is engaged in safeguarding the rights, privileges and interest of the advocates."

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Moved By DRT Bar Association Seeking More Online Links For Smoothly Conducting Video Conferencing Hearings [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking additional online links for Debt Recovery Tribunal and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal in order to ensure smooth operation of hearings through Video Conferencing and other virtual operations. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has issued notices to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Information Technology...

Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Filed By An 'Unregistered' Association Against Issuance Of Chip Based Biometric ID Cards [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought a declaration that issuance of chip based ID card with biometric capture to a class of people is violation of fundamental right to privacy.The bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly dismissed the PIL on the ground that a writ petition filed by an unregistered body is...

State Duty-Bound To Ensure Well-being, Life & Liberty Of Migrant Workers Also: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has observed that the State Government has a duty to ensure the to ensure the well being, and life and liberty of migrant workers also. The bench comprising of the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly said that the state is duty bound to ensure that the employers are providing appropriate shelter to the migrant workers, a clean environment and a...

Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of News Report On Plight Of Children Due To Suspension Of Mid-Day Meals [Read Order]

The Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the plight of children in the District Bhagalpur, Bihar due to non-availability of mid-day meals following shutting of schools and Anganwadi centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar has taken cognizance of the matter based on a news report run by the Indian Express which...

Rights Of Repatriated Indian Workers : Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Mechanism To Address Claims & Grievances

The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt of Kerala & NORKA roots in a writ petition filed seeking an effective mechanism that will document and capture all kind of claims and grievances of repatriated Indian Migrant workers. The petition was filed in the form of a Public Interest...

VC Facility Universally Available To All Lawyers, Allahabad HC Clarifies [Read Notice]

Considering the continued gravity of the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Allahabad High Court has decided to continue the system of enabling counsels to appear in virtual court hearings through the Video Conferencing mode, if so desired. The High Court, that resumed physical functioning from June 8, has made it clear that the VC facility "is universally available...

Karnataka HC Directs State To Reconsider Its Decision Of Not Allowing Emergency Parole To Prisoners Undergoing Sentence In Default Of Fine [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to reconsider its decision of not allowing 'emergency parole leave' to prisoners undergoing sentence in default of fine not preceded with substantive sentence. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj Ramasway said "Prima facie, it appears to us that the exclusion introduced by Clause (n) may not be...

Jharkhand HC Refuses To Allow 'Shravani Mela'; Directs State To Arrange Online Darshan Of Baba Baidhyanath [Read Order]

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a plea seeking opening of Baba Baidhyanath Jyotirlinga Temple and to convene the Shravani Mela by allowing the public to participate. The bench comprising of the Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad observed that, if such a large number of congregations would be allowed, the same would be a very difficult situation not only...