Safety & Health Of Passengers Adequately Taken Care Of Even If Middle Seat Is Filled; Bombay HC Rejects Air India Pilot's Plea [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that safety and health of passengers on board an aircraft with reference to the Coronavirus is adequate even if middle row seats are not kept vacant. Court disposed of a plea filed by a pilot from Air India who alleged that the national carrier violated the circular dated March 23 issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for keeping middle row...

Punjab & Haryana HC Suggests Jurisdiction For Hearing Protection Petitions Of Runaway Couples Be Conferred Upon Lower Courts [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday remarked that the protection petitions filed before it by runaway couples is "the most demeaning childlike work High Court Judges have been forcibly tasked with..." While allowing the plea for protection filed by a Jalandhar-based couple, Justice Rajiv Narain Raina suggested that such cases should instead be heard by the subordinate courts, so...

Plea Moved In Madhya Pradesh HC Seeking Postponement Of Rajya Sabha Elections [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, seeking that elections to the three vacancies of the state in the Rajya Sabha be postponed, on account of several vacancies in the State Legislative Assembly. The petition filed by Dr. Aman Sharma, a resident of Indore, through Advocate Abhinav Dhanodkar is listed for hearing on June 16. The Election Commission had...

"In Democracy Fair Criticism of Govt. Functioning is A Catalyst for Better Administration": Madras HC Quashes Case Against Congress MLA For Allegedly Defaming Then-CM J. Jayalalitha [Read Order]

"The careless king whom none reproves ruins himself sans harmful foes", the Madras High Court recently quoted Saint Thiruvalluvar, in quashing defamation proceedings against Congress MLA, S. Vijayadharani. It was alleged that she has defamed the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in a public meeting held on September 27, 2015. "In democracy a fair criticism of the government functioning is...

Bodies of COVID Victims Are Being Transported In Hospital Ambulances Free Of Charge: Delhi Govt Informs Delhi HC

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the bodies of those who have died of COVID19 are being transported in hospital ambulances free of charge. The information was given in a status report filed by the Deputy Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Delhi Government, in a suo moto matter concerning the management of COVID19 patients in Delhi. ...

Lawyer Sends Notice To India Today Group For Allegedly Spreading Misinformation On Death Of Actor Sushant Singh Rajput Via AajTak Channel [Read Notice]

Practicing Advocate of the Delhi High Court, Mohit Singh has served a legal notice of defamation on the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the India Today Group, for "demeaning" the tragic loss of Indian Cinema artist, Sushant Singh Rajput. On June 14, 2020, the Aaj Tak news channel of the India Today Group flashed a Headline, allegedly comparing the death of the actor with a...

Delhi HC To Hear Plea Seeking Waiver Of Outstanding Rent of Tenants And Compensation For Landlords For Allowing Such Waiver

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking waiver of the outstanding rent of tenants due to the economic hardship caused by the lockdown. Filed by Mr Gaurav Jain, the petition seeks waiving off the outstanding rent of the tenants and prompt payment to the landlords to compensate them for the said waiver. The Petitioner has highlighted that persons belonging...

Conduct Hearings Through Video Conferencing From Your Respective Homes: Delhi HC Recommends Judges of Trial Courts [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has recommended the judicial officers of subordinate courts to continue hearing the urgent matters through video conferencing from their respective residences. The High Court, through its Committee for Preparation of Graded Action Plan, has recommended the judicial officers to come to court only when they do not have requisite technical infrastructure...

Delhi HC Reserves Order In Plea Which Claims That Due To Non Functioning Of NIA Courts, Continued Detention of Person Accused Under UAPA Is Illegal

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea seeking release of an accused who, despite being granted bail for other charges, continues to be in custody for a charge under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act due to the non functioning of the NIA Special Courts. The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar reserved the order for judgement through...

'Invasion Of Humans In The Forest Domain, Displacing Forest Species Is The Major Factor For COVID-19': Manipur HC Issues Directions To Improve Forest Cover [Read Order]

In a recent order, the High Court of Manipur directed the state authorities to take relevant steps for protection of environment, especially the forest cover of the state, to avoid the threat of animal borne diseases in the future. In its detailed order, the division bench comprised by Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice A. Bimol Singh observed that destruction of forests...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing June 8, 2020 To June 14, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) 'They Are Also Entitled To Equal Protection Of Law", Allahabad HC Grants Bail to 6 Foreign Members of Tablighi Jamaat [Sagynbek Toktobolotov & Ors. v. State of UP] Justice Jaspreet Singh of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to six members of Tablighi Jamaat, who happen to be...

[Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat Case] 'Govt. Of India & Bangladesh Can Decide The Fate Of Criminal Cases Otherwise Than By Way Of A Judicial Trial', Observes Allahabad HC[Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (9-June-2020) granted interim bail to six citizens of Bangladesh, accused of violating their visa condition by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi in the month of March and then going to Lucknow without medical examination amidst the serious apprehension of spreading coronavirus during the lockdown. Justice Attau...