Karnataka HC Holds 270 Video Conference Sessions During COVID-19 Lockdown

The Karnataka High Court has conducted 270 sessions of virtual court sittings via video conferencing and heard a total of 1,758 cases between March 26 to June 6. Total number of 532 cases were disposed of by the HC, during the lockdown period. A press note issued by the court giving statistics of the cases heard during the lockdown period states that 987 cases were disposed off...

'State Must Set Its House In Order', Says Karnataka HC In Plea For Strict Enforcement Of 'Unlock' Norms In Reopened Places

Observing that "the State government was playing with the lives of people by being so casual," the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, once again asked the government on how it would enforce the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by the Union government, while allowing opening of Malls, places of religion and hotels/restaurants, from June 8. A division bench of...

Contracting Covid-19 Is No Ground To Ostracize Essential Service Staffers; Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Unhindered Movement Leading To Rise In Cases [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court last Friday while dismissing a PIL alleging that unhindered movement of doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, policemen and others working in essential services has led to the rise in the number of positive cases of Coronavirus in different parts of suburbs around Mumbai, held that even if some essential service staffers got infected with the virus, it is no ground...

[Buses For Ferrying Migrants] Allahabad HC Grants Bail To UP Congress Chief Ajay Kumar Lallu [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday allowed the regular bail application filed by UP Congress Chief Ajay Kumar Lallu, who has been in jail since May 21, allegedly for providing false information in the list of buses that were sent to ferry migrant workers home. The High Court noted that given the nature of offences alleged in the present case, a case for grant of bail is made...

PC-PNDT Act : SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Suspension Of Certain Rules On Pre-Natal Testing Labs

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the April 4 notification of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare suspending certain rules made under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, citing difficulty in compliance due to the locdown announced in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.A bench comprising Justices...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging The Appointment Of Justice (Retd) Bansi Lal Bhat As The Officiating Chairman Of NCLAT

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the appointment of Justice (Retd) Bansi Lal Bhat as officiating Chairman of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notices to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Registrar of NCLAT, among others. Filed by Advocate Fozia...

[Non-Inclusion Of EWS Quota Seats] Rajasthan HC Cancels First Round Of Counseling For Medical PG Admissions; Directs Fresh Counseling [Read Order]

The Rajasthan HC has directed the state Government and NEET, PG Medical Counseling Board, to conduct a fresh round of counseling for admissions to PG seats by including additional 89 seats allotted for implementation of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota in the state. The order has been passed by Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma in a bunch of petitions challenging the action of...

Unauthorized Construction: Delhi HC Directs Contactor To Supply 250 PPE Kits To Covid Hospitals & Crematories [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed a construction contractor to supply 250 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE kits) to certain government hospitals in the city, where testing and/or treatment facilities for COVID-19 is being carried out. The bench of Justice Najmi Waziri was hearing the contractor's (Chaudhary Ventures Pvt. Ltd) plea against sealing of his property by the South...

Moved By Deplorable Conditions Of Old-Age Homes, Telangana HC Directs State To Explore Possibility Of CSR Assistance

The Telangana High Court on Monday took note of the deplorable the state of inmates of old-age homes in the state, who are "hapless and helpless elderly persons, abandoned by their family, and are being ignored by the State". The Chief Justice-led bench, taking suo motu cognisance of the conditions of the Old Age Homes functioning in the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, was "shocked"...

Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI/NIA Investigation Into Alleged Missing Of Rifles/Cartridges From Police Custody [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a Plea seeking CBI/NIA investigation about alleged missing of INSAS rifles and live cartridges from the custody of State Police. The bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly took note of the submission on behalf of the State that on physical verification, no rifles are lost and that a case has been registered by a...

Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Notices On Plea Against Amazon Prime Web Series Pataal Lok [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday issued notices to the Central and the State Governments in a plea seeking to regulate the content of web series "Pataal Lok". The bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi has issued notices on the petition filed by practicing Advocate of the High Court Gurdeepinder Singh Dhillon, who alleged that the content of the show is "illegal, antisocial,...

Test For Allowing Or Rejecting An Amendment To 'Section 34' Arbitration Petition: Calcutta HC Explains [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court has observed that the test for allowing or rejecting an amendment to existing grounds in an Arbitration Petition under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is whether the proposed grounds would necessitate filing of a fresh application for setting aside of the Award. The court was dealing with an application filed by a party seeking amendment of the...