How Many Passengers Contracted Covid-19 After Taking Flight Under Vande Bharat Mission; Bombay HC Asks Centre

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday enquired as to how many passengers evacuated under the Vande Bharat Mission from different countries actually tested positive for Covid-19 after landing in India and were not positive before taking the flight. Court directed the Centre to submit such data by Wednesday evening and posted the hearing to Thursday. A division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla...

'Condition Of Quarantine Centers At Village Level Is Pitiable': Uttarakhand HC Directs District Administration To Provide Funds To Gram Sabhas [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the "pitiable condition" of Quarantine Centers at the village level in the state and it directed the concerned District Magistrates to take necessary steps to ameliorate the situation. A direction is also made to submit a report regarding "rapid testing" in the state. On a perusal of the reports submitted by...

Cyclone Nisarga: Bombay HC Allows Arrested Vessel 'MV Karnika' To Be Moved To Safer Waters Temporarily Till Cyclone Passes [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed arrested vessel MV Karnika to be moved out of the port of Mumbai into safer waters considering the sheer size of the vessel and possible damage it may cause to other vessels anchored nearby as Cyclone Nisarga hits Maharashtra's coast today. Justice AK Menon was hearing an application moved on behalf of MV Karnika in view of the forecast of...

People Have Right To Know Who The Elected Representative Is Meeting Behind Closed Doors: Delhi HC Dismisses Sasikala Pushpa's Suit Against Facebook, YouTube

People have a right to know with whom their electoral representative is meeting behind closed doors and hobnobbing with, the Delhi High Court held on Tuesday. The observation by the High Court came while dismissing with cost a plea by erstwhile AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa that her image was being tarnished due to uploading of her allegedly morphed photos and videos with a man, other than...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Show Compliance With Its Own Regulations On Proper Disposal Of Bodies of COVID19 Victims [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a status report highlighting the degree of compliance with its own guidelines on proper disposal of bodies of COVID19 patients. The direction has been issued by the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan in a suo moto matter concerning the sad state of affairs in which the bodies of those who...

District Judge of Rohini Court Tests Positive for COVID-19

The District judge of the Rohini District Courts complex here tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the president of the bar association said.District Judge R P Pandey's wife was found to be COVID-19 positive on Sunday, advocate Mahavir Sharma, the president of the Rohini District Court Bar Association, said.Both are in quarantine and undergoing treatment at home, he added.The judge had...

Allahabad HC Allows Bail Plea Directly Without Requiring The Accused To Approach Trial Court [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday allowed a bail petition filed directly before it under Section 439 for CrPC without requiring the Petitioner to first approach the Trial Court, on account of the lockdown situation. The bench comprising of Justice Siddharth observed that the case, originating in the Mathura district, could not be heard by the Trial Court as the same has been declared...

'Social Media Has Created Social Divide On The Basis Of Communal Identification': Observes Karnataka HC [Read Order]

"No doubt that the pandemic COVID- 19 situation has set alarm bells ringing not only in our country but the entire world over. Nevertheless, this Court is of the opinion that the social media has created a panic situation where a social divide is being brought in the minds of the general public on the basis of the communal identification of a group of persons." The Karnataka High Court...

Senior Advocate Yatin Oza Withdraws His Resignation As The President Of GHCAA

Senior Advocate Yatin Oza has withdrawn his resignation as the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association, after several members of the Bar earnestly requested him to do so. Oza had resigned from his office following differences among the Office bearers of the Association regarding re-opening of the courts for physical hearing. He had tendered his resignation to...

Fees Not Stated In Admission Prospectus Can't Be Charged On Students By Deemed Universities : Kerala HC

In a notable judgment, the High Court of Kerala held that deemed universities affiliated with the University Grants Commission(UGC) cannot levy fees on students in excess of what is stated in the admission prospectus.Holding thus, a single bench of Justice Anu Sivaram directed the Indian Institute of Space Science Technology(IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, to refund the excess fees collected...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Imposes Cost Of 10,000 On A Couple For Not Wearing Mask During Wedding Ceremony[Read Order]

Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 10,000 on a couple for not wearing masks during their wedding which took place during the national lockdown imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Hari Pal Verma of the Punjab & Haryana HC further directed for the money deposited to be utilized for the purpose of arranging masks for the public at large within...

'Not A Habitual Offender' : Delhi Court Grants Bail To 'Pinjra Tod' Activist Devangana Kalita In FIR Over Daryaganj CAA Protests

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted bail to Devangana Kalita, an activist of 'Pinjra Tod', in an FIR registered by Daryaganj police over anti-CAA protests held in December 2019. While granting bail, Duty MM Abhinav Pandey of Tihar Court Complex noted that the accused is not a habitual offender or a previous convict and all the other criminal proceedings pending against her relate to...