Suspended Functioning Of Delhi HC, Subordinate Courts Extended Till June 14

The functioning of the Delhi High Court and its subordinate courts will remain suspended till June 14. A decision to this effect was taken by the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of High Court on Friday, taking note of the COVID-19 situation. Earlier, the Committee had suspended the functioning till 31st May. All pending matters listed before the High Court from June 1 to...

Gopal Subramanium, First Indian Senior Counsel To Appear Before The Singapore Supreme Court, Wins Appeal In the Daiichi - Ranbaxy Matter

In a huge setback to former promoters of Ranbaxy -- Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, the Supreme Court of Singapore on Thursday dismissed their appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Singapore refusing to set aside the Rs 3,500-crore arbitral award in favour of Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo. With this, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium, representing...

Orissa HC Passes Interim Order Against Disclosure Of Identities Of Covid Patients [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the state authorities to preserve the identities of Covid-19 patients/ suspects, and ensure that the same are not disclosed either to the media or during inter-departmental communications. "The respondents-State authorities are directed to ensure that identity of any person, who is admitted to Covid centres-any Government...

Andhra Pradesh HC Quashes Ordinance Curtailing Tenure of State Election Commissioner

Reddy government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday struck down an Ordinance promulgated on April 10 curtailing the tenure of the State Election Commissioner from five to three years.The court also quashed a Government Order appointing retired judge V Kanagaraj as the new State Election Commissioner.It restored retired bureaucrat Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as the SEC.Justice VKanagaraj,...

Madras HC To Consider Plea For Injunction Against Centre From Procuring COVID Diagnostic Test Kits Without DGCA Approval

The Madras High Court is set to consider a PIL seeking an injunction against the Centre and the state of Tamil Nadu from procuring and using in their Healthcare Systems such In-Vitro Diagnostic Test Kits for COVID-19 (RT-PCR Test Kits as well as Antibody Rapid Test Kits) that do not have the approval of the Regulator- the Drug Controller General of India. Petitioner M. L. Ravi, President...

Allahabad HC Issues Notices On Plea For Waiver Of School Fees For Children With Benchmark Disability [Read Order]

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notices on a PIL seeking to waive off school fee for differently abled children who are unable to attend online classes due to their benchmark disability, covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The bench comprising of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Saurabh Lavania has issued notice to...

Final Hearing, Involving Consideration Of Pleadings, Submissions Of Respective Parties, Not Possible Via Virtual Hearing, Observes Madras HC [Read Order]

Where the respective pleadings and submissions of the parties were to be considered, the Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that "such final hearing cannot be done by way of Video-Conferencing mode". The Single Bench was considering a string of writ petitions challenging both a Government Order and the consequential works in the tender notification of the Highways and Minor...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To File Status Report In Suo Moto Matter Concerning Proper Disposal Of Bodies of COVID19 Victims

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a status report on a suo moto matter concerning the sad state of affairs in which the bodies of those who have died of COVID19 are being handled by the mortuary as well as crematoriums. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has asked the Delhi Government to file the said status...

Bombay HC Allows 13-year-old Girl Raped Allegedly By Father To Terminate Pregnancy [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed a writ petition filed by the mother of a 13-year-old girl seeking permission for medical termination of pregnancy of her 24 week old foetus. The minor girl was raped allegedly by her father. Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice NR Borkar in an order dated May 22, had directed the minor rape survivor to remain present before the...

"Won't Use Songs Owned By Tips In 'Gaana' App"; Times Group Led ENIL Tells Bombay HC In Copyright Suit By Tips Industries [Read Order]

The Times Group led Entertainment Network India Limited submitted before the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that until the suit filed by Tips Industries is pending, songs owned by the plaintiff will not be used in the music streaming service 'Gaana'.Justice GS Kulkarni heard an interim application in the suit filed by Tips Industries seeking relief of a permanent injunction against ENIL on...

Foreigners Detention : Kerala HC Directs Prison Authorities To Grant Better Facilities To Nigerian Nationals, In The Absence Of Model Detention Centres In State

The High Court of Kerala has directed the authorities of Viyyur Central Prison in the state to allot separate cells and A-class facilities to two Nigerian nationals, who were detained there for alleged violation of the provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946.The interim order was passed in a writ petition filed by Aniogu Uchechukwa Paschal and Nanna Ekena Fidelis, who contended that...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Jamia Student Asif Iqbal Tanha In Jamia Violence Case

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University student Asif Iqbal Tanha, in a case related to violence near Jamia Millia Islamia Univeristy during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December last year.Additional Sessions Judge Gaurav Rao granted the relief to Tanha on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 25,000 and a surety of like amount.The court...