Passport Authorities Have No Power To Impose Penalties : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has held that passport authorities have no power to impose penalties under Section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967, for violation of the provisions of the Act.Holding thus, a division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly set aside the penalty list framed u/s 12(1)(b) prescribed in schedule III of Passport Rules, 1980 as well as...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till July 10 [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has further extended all the interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till July 10, 2020. Further, orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition shall remain in abeyance and orders of anticipatory bail expiring on or before June 10, shall be extended till July 10. Regular bail orders expiring on...

P & H HC Suo Motu Directs 'Raids' At Chemist Shops/Manufacturing Units Against Over-Priced Hand Sanitisers, Sub-Standard Face Masks

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday took suo-motu notice of the fact that most companies manufacturing and selling hand sanitizers, even after March 21, are showing the maximum retail price of such products to be far above Rs.250/- for 500 mls. The Central Government, vide notification dated March 21, 2020, stipulated that all hand sanitizers shall not be priced at more than...

Is Presence Of Magistrate During Search/ Recovery Of Contraband Articles Mandatory Under S. 50 Of NDPS Act: Delhi HC Refers Matter To Larger Bench [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has referred the issue relating to procedure of recovery of contraband articles from an accused, under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, to a larger bench. The issue relates to the mandatory presence of Magistrate during search/ recovery. Section 50(1) of the NDPS Act states that when any officer duly authorised under section...

'Aaj Tak Insulted Every Hero Of Indian Armed Forces' : Complaint Before I&B Ministry Seeks Suspension Of Channel

Stating that Hindi news channel 'Aaj Tak' has made 'distasteful, disparaging and insensivite' remarks on the Indian army and carried out insensitive covarege of the death of film actor Sushant Singh Rajput, film producer Nilesh Navalakha made a complaint before the Ministry of Information of Broadcasting seeking the suspension of the channel.The complaint states that during a discussion...

Delhi HC Clerks Association Moves Plea In HC Seeking Financial Aid For Clerks Who Are Facing Slump In Work Due To Lockdown

Delhi High Court Bar Clerks Association has moved a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to provide financial aid to members of DHCBCA who are facing extreme financial woes due to lockdown. It is urged in the petition that the members of the DHCBCA are in dire need of immediate financial aid for their basic survival as lockdown...

Wife Forcing Her Husband To Separate From His Parents Is 'Cruelty', Says Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

"Every child including a son is mandatorily required to provide for maintenance/welfare of any parent."

Delhi HC Seeks Response of Tihar Jail on Pinjra Tod Member's Plea for Virtual Meetings with Lawyers

The Delhi High Court has sought response of Tihar Jail on a plea by a woman member of Pinjra Tod group, who was arrested in a case related to the communal violence in North East Delhi, seeking daily access to her lawyer through video conferencing and to carry books and reading material in prison.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, issued notice to the...

Delhi Is Not Ready In Terms Of Seismic Structural Stability of Buildings To Resist Earthquakes: Delhi Govt Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the buildings in Delhi are not ready in terms of seismic structural stability to resist earthquakes. The information was given to the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a plea seeking implementation of various orders of the court directing the government to usher preparedness to...

Use Of Criminal Law Against Journalists Has Now Become An Unhealthy And Despicable Trend : Editors Guild Of India On FIR Against Supriya Sharma

The Editors Guild of India has issued a statement expressing concern over the FIR registered by Varanasi police against Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of "Scroll" with respect to a report titled "In Varanasi village adopted Prime Minister Modi, people went hungry during lockdown".The Guild termed the FIR "an overreaction" and said that it will seriously undermine the freedom of the...

There Has To Be Rational Use Of Testing Kits : Bombay HC Refuses Relief In PIL Seeking To Do Away With Doctor's Prescription For Covid-19 Testing [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused relief in a public interest litigation seeking directions to the State to do away with the pre-condition of production of a doctor's prescription for Covid-19 testing and observed that prima facie there has to be a rational use of testing kits and the present situation does not warrant grant of any such relief. A division bench of Chief...

COVID-19: 36 Temporary Prisons In 27 Districts Across Maharashtra Being Used To Decongest Prisons; State Informs Bombay HC About New Guidelines

The State of Maharashtra informed the Bombay High Court on Friday about the new guidelines to be implemented in prisons across the State in view of the Covid-19 pandemic in furtherance of the previous guidelines issued in regard to protocol to be followed in administration of prisons for effective handling of coronavirus cases.Court was informed through an affidavit in a batch of PILs...