[COVID 19] Telangana HC Grants Relief To A Company, Directs SBI To Extend Debt Repayment Deadline Under OTS Scheme By 90 Days [Read Order]

As a reprieve to flailing businesses amidst the COVID Pandemic, the Telangana High Court has ordered the State Bank of India to extend the debt repayment deadline under the One-Time Settlement scheme by 90 days. Before the bench of Justices A. Rajashekhar Reddy and K. Lakshman, it was submitted on behalf of the petitioner corporation that only 20% of the OTS amount could be paid and...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To 122 Malaysian Nationals Related to Tablighi Jamaat Event, Agrees To Hear Request For Plea Bargaining

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket Court has granted bail to 122 Malaysian nationals related to the Tablighi Jamaat event who are charged for violating visa conditions and the regulations imposed by the government for curbing the spread of COVID19. CMM Gurmohina Kaur granted bail to all the Malaysian nationals upon furnishing a personal bond of ₹10,000 each and also forwarded...

Consider Giving Wide Publicity To Draft EIA Notification 2020 : Karnataka HC To Central Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider giving wide publicity to the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification issued on March 23, so that citizens can lodge their objections to it. The last date for submitting objections is August 11. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna, while hearing a petition filed by...

Financial Assistance of ₹5000 Each Granted To 16,448 Advocates To Deal With COVID-19 Crisis: Bar Council Of Delhi Tells Delhi HC

The Bar Council of Delhi has informed the Delhi High Court that the financial assistance of ₹5,000/- each has been granted to 16,448 advocates totalling to ₹8.22 crores, to deal with the crisis situation caused by the COVID19 pandemic.The information was given to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a PIL seeking a direction to be issued to the...

Allahabad HC Seeks Action Taken Report Against Govt Medical College Principal For Making Communally Laced Remarks Against Muslims[Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the UP Government about the disciplinary action taken against principal of Kanpur Government Medical College, Arti Lalchandani, who was caught on camera while making "anti-Muslim bigotry". A division bench comprised by Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice S D Singh has granted two weeks time to the Standing Counsel to seek instructions and...

When Prima Facie Materials Show That Victim Was Subjected To Rape, It Is Not Possible To Infer That Bishop Franco Was Falsely Implicated: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“If such a case is thrown out at the threshold it will give a wrong message to the right thinking people in the society."

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi HC Gives Suggestions For Fast Trial Of Cases Against Foreign Nationals [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has come up with certain suggestions on managing the cases filed against foreign nationals for their alleged participation in the Tablighi Jamaat event that took place in Delhi in violation of visa rules. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has given these suggestions to expedite the disposal of cases against hundreds of foreign nationals related to...

'Defendants Have Right To Free Speech' : Delhi HC Vacates Gag Order Against Publication Of 'MeToo' Allegations Against Venture Capitalist Mahesh Murthy

The Delhi High Court on Monday vacated the 2017 gag order which restricted the publication of comments, articles etc, pertaining to the 'MeToo' sexual harassment allegations against venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy. The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Jayant Nath in a suit for defamation filed by Murthy seeking a decree for a sum of Rs. 2,50,00,000/-, against eighteen...

Remarriage Of Widow Not A Decisive Factor For Computing Motor Accident Compensation: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"The age old concept of a remarried widow cutting off all relations with the family of her ex-husband, is becoming a story of the past."

Situation At Lonar Lake Pathetic, It Occurred Because Of Callous Indifference Of Authorities Responsible For Conservation of the Lake: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court in a sharp rebuke of state and local authorities on Monday observed that the situation at Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra was 'really pathetic' and the situation arose mainly because of the callous indifference of many of the authorities responsible for conservation and preservation of Lonar Crater Lake. Division bench of Justice SB Shukre and Justice...

Breach Of Promise To Marry Amounts To Rape? Question To Be Considered Is If Accused Actually Wanted To Marry Or Made A False Promise Only To Satisfy His Lust : Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court, while considering a bail application seeking pre arrest bail for the offences under Sec 376 (2)(n) and 506 IPC, observed that every case of breach of promise to marry will not amount to rape.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan through his judgment observed that, "The question to be considered in such cases is whether the accused had actually wanted to marry the victim or had...

Gujarat HC To Remain Closed Until July 10 For Sanitizaton Purposes; Judicial Functioning Suspended [Read Circular]

The Gujarat High Court has been closed until July 10, 2020, after six staff members from the HC Registry and one Police constable from the Vigilance Department, tested positive for Covid-19. Through a Circular dated July 7, 2020, it is intimated, "The entire premises of the High Court be shut down for three days starting from Wednesday, 8 July to Friday, 10 July...