As They Are Discharging COVID19 Duties, Govt Teachers Can Be Equated With COVID Warriors: Delhi HC Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Non Payment of Salaries [Read Order]

While rapping North Delhi Municipal Corporation for not paying salaries to the teachers working in its schools, the Delhi High Court observed that as teachers are being made to discharge COVID-19 duties at the instance of the Delhi Government, they can be well equated with COVID-19 warriors. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad further decided...

Madhya Pradesh HC Expands Scope Of Matters To Be Heard By Subordinate Courts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a circular stating that in addition to hearing of extremely urgent matters, the Subordinate Courts in the state will also take up cases that are at the stage of disposal and/ or do not require oral evidence. The courts in the state of Madhya Pradesh resorted to restrictive functioning on March 25, 2020. Thereby, it was decided that "No...

Subordinate Courts in 28 Districts Of Tamil Nadu To Continue Physical Hearings [Read Memo]

Physical functioning of subordinate courts in various districts of Tamil Nadu will continue, intimated the Registrar General of the High Court on Friday. On a review of the situation amid the pandemic, the Administrative Committee of the High Court has decided that physical functioning of all Subordinate Courts in 28 districts of Tamil Nadu and in the UT of Puducherry...

"Trapped In His Own Net": Gujarat HC Initiates Contempt Against Anonymous Caller & Bail Applicant Who Tipped Him To Influence The Judge [Read Orders]

On Friday, the Gujarat High Court initiated contempt proceedings against a bail applicant, after it discovered that the mystery caller who had tried to influence the Judge hearing the case, was hired by the applicant himself. Taking a stern view of the unprecedented incident, Justice Bela M Trivedi has registered a criminal contempt case against the bail applicant, Vijay Arvindbhai...

No Application For Condonation of Delay, Delhi HC Imposes Costs Of ₹25k Which Should Be Used For Purchasing PPE Kits For Frontline Workers [Read Order]

While imposing the costs for not filing an application for condonation of delay, the Delhi High Court has directed the New Delhi Municipal Corporation to utilise the costs in purchasing PPE kits for frontline workers. The Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri has directed that the costs of ₹25,000 should be expended towards providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE kits)...

Kerala HC Directs KSRTC To Engage Rank Holders In Expired PSC Rank List As Drivers On Daily Wages [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to make daily wages appointment from the 2455 candidates enlisted in the PSC rank list which came into force on 23.8.2012 and expired on 31.12.2016. Justice Sathish Ninan was hearing a writ petition seeking a direction to KSRTC not to engage any person other than those advised by PSC as drivers in...

Madras HC Orders Judicial Inquiry Into Custodial Deaths Of Father-Son In Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi District [Read Order]

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate to conduct an enquiry into the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo who were lodged in Sub Jail, Kovilpatti in Thoothukudi District in Tamil Nadu. The division bench comprising Justices P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi has directed the Magistrate to visit to the local Police station...

Consider Permitting Online Classes For Limited Hours : Karnataka HC To State

Expressing a prima facie view that the state could not have by passing an order prevented schools across all boards from conducting online classes for students of Lower KG to Standard V, the Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the state government to consider permitting online classes for certain hours. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj Rangaswamy...

'Sessions Judges Have Real Threat Perception Even Post Retirement, But Do Not Seek Arms License': Observes Calcutta HC [Read Order]

"There are many Sessions Judges who have real threat perceptions, even then they do not need a personal arms licence", commented the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. The Single Judge was hearing the petition of a local political leader for a direction for him to be granted an arms licence on his application. "...of course, they have personal security. But after their retirement, the...

Bombay HC Fines APMC Rs.25,000 For Misrepresenting Facts Regarding Shifting Bakra Mandi From Residential Area [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on the Agriculture Produce Market Committee for misrepresenting facts regarding shifting of a Bakra Mandi (goat market) from a residential area in Wathoda to Kalamna market yard. Division bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice Amit Borkar of the Nagpur bench were hearing a PIL filed by aggrieved residents of the Wathoda...

As Delhi Surpasses Mumbai For Highest Number of Cases, Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Submit An Action Plan To Ramp Up Testing [Read Order]

As Delhi tops the list of cities having the highest number of COVID19 cases in India, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report highlighting the action plan undertaken to ramp up testing in the national capital. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the Delhi Government to indicate...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Extension of Notice Period To Submit Comments And Objections To Draft Policy On Environment Impact Assessment

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to extend the notice period for receiving public comments/suggestions on the draft Environment Impact Assessment policy till September 30 or till the time COVID19 restrictions subsists. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to...