Madras HC Allows TASMAC Liquor Shops To Sell Two Bottles Of Liquor Once In Three Days To Individuals [Read Order]

"To encourage digital payment and online booking of the purchase orders of the liquor, we further direct that those who book online and make online digital payments through banking channels are permitted to buy up to two bottles of one type of liquor in a day. The others who do not make online payments and do not book orders online, as they may not have such mobile phone facility at...

Plea Moved in Delhi HC Seeking Online Delivery of Liquor In Order To Curb Violation of Social Distancing Norms Outside Liquor Shops

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi Government to control the huge crowds lining outside liquor shops and to maintain social distancing at such places. Moved by Advocates Simran Kohli and Abheehshek Bhagat, the petition proposes that the government can propose a policy where liquor can be delivered through tokens or is delivered through online...

Applicant Behaved Irresponsibly; Bombay HC Directs Man To Pay 10K To CM Relief Fund For Obstructing Health Workers Collecting Covid-19 Data [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man accused of obstructing a team of health workers constituted for collecting data regarding the pandemic of Covid-19, observing that he acted in an 'irresponsible manner' and directed him to pay Rs.10,000 to Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Justice Bharati Dangre heard the bail application filed by 55-year-old Zafar Jamal Khan, who was...

Patna HC Condoles Deaths Of Justices Anand Prasad Sinha, Prakash Chandra Verma and Ajay Kumar Tripathi

The Patna High Court held a Full Court reference on May 5 via video conferencing to condole the demise of Justices Anand Prasad Sinha, Prakash Chandra Verma and Ajay Kumar Tripathi.The reference was presided over by Chief Justice Sanjay Karol. The judges joined the video conferencing from their respective residential offices.The business of the court was suspended for the rest of the day,...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Effective Implementation Of Facilities In Narela Quarantine Centre [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking effective implementation of healthcare and safety facilities in the DDA complex in Narela which has been converted into a quarantine facility by the Delhi Government. The said DDA complex in Narela has been designated as a quarantine facility for those who have been tested positive for COVID19 virus. The Division Bench of Justice...

Allahabad HC Defers Re-Opening Of Lucknow Bench For Physical Appearance

Chief Justice Govind Mathur of the Allahabad High Court has deferred the re-opening of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, until further orders. Both the benches of the High Court were scheduled to open from May 8, 2020, "in shifts". It was intimated by way of a notification dated May 4 that the High Court benches will open from May 8, 2020 "in two different shifts...

Delhi Court Directs FIR Registration Against Women Who Allegedly Violated Lockdown & Passed Communal Slurs

A Delhi Court has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against two women who allegedly violated the nationwide lockdown in order to pass communal slurs and threats against the Muslims in the locality.While entertaining an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Duty MM Rishabh Kapoor at the Tis Hazari Court noted that the said women had no movement permit to break...

'Liberty Of A Person Cannot Be Left In Limbo On Belief Of State That He Is At Flight Risk': Delhi HC Upholds Bail Granted To Sanjeev Chawla In Match Fixing Case

"Liberty being precious to human life, bail once granted ought not to be lightly cancelled" The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application for cancellation of bail granted to Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, prime accused in the fixing of India-South Africa Cricket Test Series, 2000. In a detailed order, the single-Judge bench of Justice Asha Menon delved into the factors[i] that...

Delhi HC Calls For Use Of GPS Tracking System To Monitor Movement Of Accused Released On Bail [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has called for the use of tracking systems such as GPS tracking system to monitor the movement of accused who have been released on bail.A single bench of Justice Asha Menon made such an observation while dismissing the petition filed by Delhi Government challenging the order granting bail to Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a bookie accused in the match fixing scandal of 2000.The...

Delhi HC High Powered Committee Recommends Further Extension Of Interim Bail Granted To Prisoners In Light Of Continuing COVID19 Pandemic

High Powered Committee, headed by a Delhi High Court judge Justice Hima Kohli, has recommended that the interim bails of 2,177 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) shall be further extended as it would be dangerous to put them back in jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.The committee noted that the interim bail of such prisoners has to be extended by another 45 days from the date of expiry of the relief...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure That Ration Is Provided To Every Person In Need Regardless of E-Coupon System

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that every person who is in need of ration should be provided the same without any bureaucratic hurdles of 'e-coupons', especially to those who are in dire need of food. The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh further directed the Delhi Government to install complaint boxes at all the ration shops...

'Who Will Pay Their Travel & Medical Cost?' Bombay HC Asks State To Clarify Regarding Stranded Migrant Workers

The Bombay High Court directed the state government to clarify who will be paying for the cost of travel and medical screening of migrant workers stranded in the state due to the ongoing lockdown as a consequence of the pandemic of Covid-19.Justice SC Gupte was hearing via video conferencing PILs filed by two NGOs namely Sarva Hara Jan Andolan and Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan regarding...