Karnataka HC Grants Bail To 126 Persons Doubting Police Version That They Tried To Spread COVID-19 By Attacking Health Workers

Raising serious doubts on the prosecution case, the Karnataka High Court on Friday granted bail to 126 people who were arrested by the police on the allegation that they formed an unlawful assembly with intention to spread 'Corona infection' and obstructed medical officers and police, who went to identify and shift secondary contacts of COVID-19 patients from the Padarayanapura area...

Submit Report On Shelter Provided To Stranded Migrant Workers & Other Arrangements Made For Their Sustenance; Bombay HC Tells State [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the state government to file a report indicating the whole procedure a migrant is required to follow in order to be eligible for leaving the State, the likely time within which they could board a train/bus, the nature of shelter they are provided with during the waiting period as well as provisions made available for their sustenance.Division bench...

'Litigants Unable To Get Justice Through Virtual Courts': Gauhati HCBA Urges Chief Justice To Re-Open Courts For Physical Hearings [Read Letter]

The Gauhati High Court Bar Association on Thursday wrote to the HC Chief Justice, urging him to "abolish" Virtual courts and to re-open the court premises to enable physical hearings in the state, from June 1, 2020. The request has been made pursuant to a resolution passed by the HCBA in an Executive Committee Meeting held on May 26, 2020. As per the said resolution, "Litigants...

US Supreme Court Rejects Church's Plea Against COVID-19 Restrictions In Attendance In Places Of Worship [5:4 Majority]

The Supreme Court of the United States of America on Friday rejected the application for temporary injunction moved by South Bay Pentecostal Church against the restrictions imposed by Governor of California on attendance in places of worship as part of COVID-19 control measures.In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of California passed an executive order limiting attendance at places...

Fee Reimbursement A Facet Of Affirmative Action; Paucity Of Funds No Ground To Discriminate : Bombay HC Full Bench

Reservation is a correctional policy, not a concessional one, the Court observed.

Delhi HC Holds First Virtual Farewell For Justice Sangita Sehgal [Read Full Text Of Speech]

The Delhi High Court on Friday held its first virtual farewell for Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, who is set to demit office today, i.e. May 30. Justice Sehgal's term as HC judge was till June 20, 2020 however she resigned from the office earlier this month. She is set to take charge as the President of the Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission soon. During her farewell...

[Shramik Trains] No Transparent & Rational Policy By State In Selecting Persons For Travel Out Of Registered Migrants : Karnataka HC

The Court asked the state to place on record the plan to facilitate travel of 6 lakh migrants.

'Order Necessary To Protect Patients From Public Wrath': Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Govt Order For Non-Disclosure Of Covid Patients' Identity [Read Order]

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday came down heavily upon a Petitioner seeking quashing of the Government order preventing disclosure of identities of Covid positive patients. The bench of Justices Sanjay Yadav and Vishal Dhagat observed that the impugned order of the MP Government dated May 19, 2020, which was based on an advisory issued by the Central Government, had...

Bombay HC Expresses Displeasure As State Files Unsigned Written Note Stating Covid-19 Testing Facilities Not Required In All Districts Of The State

The Bombay High Court on Friday expressed displeasure after an unsigned written note was submitted on behalf of the State government stating that testing facilities for Covid-19 were not required to be established in all districts of the State. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice KK Tated were hearing a PIL filed by Khalil Wasta, a fisherman from Ratnagiri...

Delhi HC Directs Telegram To Block Channels Providing 'Dainik Jagran' Newspaper In PDF Forms [Read Interim Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an ad interim ex parte order against Telegram Mobile Internet application, directing them to block within 48 hours the channels providing PDF versions of 'Dainik Jagran' newspaper in breach of its copyright and trademark.A single judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta also directed Telegram to disclose details of the infringing channel owners, noting...

Karnataka HC Seeks State's Response On Plea Against Relaxation Of Labour Laws; Denies Interim Relief [Read Petition]

"Workers are already facing huge financial difficulties because of COVID-19 and the impugned notification seeks to place more financial burden on the Workers exploiting their helplessness."The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed against Government notification dated May 22, whereby provisions of the Factories Act were relaxed in the...

'Common For Elders To Sometimes Scold Youngsters; Making Daughter-In-Law Do Household Work Not Something Unusual': Kerala HC [Read Order]

"Making a daughter in law to do the house hold/domestic work is also not something unusual", remarked the Kerala High Court recently, allowing a husband's plea for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty.A division bench comprising Justices A M Shaffique and Mary Joseph made these observations while allowing the husband's matrimonial appeal holding that the wife's conduct amounted...