Bombay HC Admits PIL Seeking SIT/CBI Investigation Into Palghar Mob Lynching Incident, Issues Notice To State, DGP & CBI

The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State of Maharashtra, the Director General of Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation while admitting a PIL filed by an Advocate of Supreme Court seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the Palghar mob lynching incident wherein two sadhus and their driver were brutally beaten to death. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed all...

Gujarat HC Cancels Summer Vacation [Read Notification]

The Gujarat High Court has issued a notification cancelling the HC's summer vacation which had been scheduled from May 11 to June 7. The notification was issued post consideration of the request made by the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association and appraisal of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, one Division Bench of the High Court and as many as Single Benches as required...

Patna HC Extends Operation Of Interim Orders Till May 18; Period Between March 16 & May 17 Excluded From Limitation [Read Order]

Taking note of the likelihood of continuation of Red Zone COVID-19 restrictions in and around Patna beyond May 3, a full bench of the Patna High Court on Thursday passed a slew of directions for the extension of interim orders till May 18.The following are the directions issued by a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and Hemant Kumar Shrivastava :(i)...

NCLT Notifies Transfer Of 8 Members With Immediate Effect

The National Company Law Tribunal has notified the transfer of 8 members with immediate effect.They are 1. BP Mohan, Member (Judicial) - NCLT Mumbai to NCLT Amravati 2. Mohammed Ajmal, Member (Judicial) - NCLT Amravati to NCLT Mumbai 3. Sucharita R, Member (Judicial) - NCLT Cuttack to NCLT Chennai 4. Narender Kumar Bhola, Member (Technical)- NCLT Hyderabad to NCLT New Delhi 5....

'Fiscal Policy Matter': Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Enhancement Of Cash Benefits For Ration Card Holders [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking enhancement of the cash benefit of Rs. 1,000/- being provided to the Ration Card Holders in the state of Tamil Nadu during the lockdown. The petition filed by Advocate K. Bharathi stated that the financial assistance of Rs. 1,000/- for the ration card holders was inadequate in face of extension of the lockdown period. He...

Kerala Govt Brings Ordinance For Deferment Of Salary Payment In Public Emergencies [Read Ordinance]

The Kerala Government on Thursday promulgated an Ordinance to empower the government to defer payment of up to 25% of monthly salary of its employees during the times of disasters and public emergencies.Two days back, the Kerala High Court had stayed the executive order issued by the government for deferment of salary payment.The provisions of the Ordinance titled "The Kerala Disaster and...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea For Providing Govt Accommodation To Destitute And Mentally Disabled Persons Stranded On Roads [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Friday issued notices on a plea seeking food and shelter for dying, destitute and mentally disabled persons, who are living on the road sides of Tamil Nadu. The PIL filed by Advocate M. Karpagam stated that a large population was stranded and forced to live on the streets during the lockdown. He had thus prayed that such people be provided with basic...

Karnataka HC Grants Bail To Six Women Accused Of Pelting Stones On Policemen During Lockdown [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to six women while refused bail to 17 men, all alleged to have formed unlawful assembly during the ongoing lockdown period in Hubli district and pelted stones and brick pieces against the police when they tried to disperse the mob. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar granted bail to Shabhana Ron, Shainaj J Ron, Reshma Gadag, Mehaboobi I Mandali,...

Victim & Accused Settle Dispute, But Bombay HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man Accused Of Raping, Threatening TV Actress [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last month rejected a petition for quashing of FIR registered against him by a TV actress from Delhi who accused him of sexual assault and forcing her at gunpoint to get an abortion. Division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice VG Bisht refused to quash the FIR stating that there are serious allegations against the accused, a restaurant owner from Mumbai....

Madras HC To Hear Plea For Formulation Of An "Emergency Response System" To Assist Victims Of Domestic Violence [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has fixed the petition seeking proper implementation of the Domestic Violence Act for consideration on May 20. A bench of Justice M. Sathyanarayanan and Justice M. Nirmal Kumar was hearing an application filed by Advocate Sudha Ramalingam, seeking formulation of an "Emergency Response System" to aid and assist victims of domestic violence. She suggested that...

Plea Moved in Delhi HC Challenging The Arbitrary Calculation of Period, Incomplete Details In Home Quarantine Notice [Read Petition]

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the arbitrary and unreasonable calculation of the home quarantine period by the Delhi Government. Filed by a photojournalist, the petition also challenges the absence of important details in the home quarantine notice, which as per the Petitioner, leads to stigmatisation by the society. The Petitioner is one of the...

Nationwide Lockdown: Bombay HC Allows Father To See Children Through Video Conferencing In A Case Of Matrimonial Dispute [Read Order]

Embracing the prevailing situation around the pandemic of Coronavirus and the nationwide lockdown imposed as a result of it, the Bombay High Court last Friday allowed a father to see his children through video conferencing three days a week, while hearing a writ petition in a matrimonial dispute filed by the man's wife. Justice SJ Kathawalla specified that the said order will remain...