'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...

Man Who Accused Tablighi Jamaat Members Of Assaulting & Spitting On Him On Social Media; Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted ad-interim relief to one Abuzar Abdul Kalam, a 42-year-old man who accused members of the Tablighi Jamaat of assaulting him and then spitting on him on social media. He has been booked under Section 295 A and various other provisions of the IPC. Justice SV Kotwal heard the anticipatory bail application filed by the accused via video conference....

Gauhati HC Directs Government Of Nagaland To Set Up At Least Two Testing Labs Of COVID-19 In The State [Read Order]

The Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Government of Nagaland to forthwith set up at least two testing labs of COVID-19 in the state. The direction was made by a bench of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S Hukato Swu in a PIL filed by Kikrukhonuo, a resident of Kohima. The court has also asked the Government to file an affidavit showing their level...

Allahabad HC To Hear Plea For Establishment Of Commission To Assess The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On The Indian Economy [Read Order]

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will hear a PIL pertaining to establishment of a Commission to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Indian economy, on May 4, 2020. On Wednesday, a division bench of Justices Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Karunesh Singh Pawa fixed the matter for the said date while directing the Petitioner to supply a copy of the PIL to the...

Delhi Court Dismisses Application For Ex-parte Injunction against Netflix To Stop Airing of Web-series ''Hasmukh''

A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed an application seeking ex-parte injunction against Netflix from showing web series Hasmukh , saying any artistic expression in any artistic work has to be seen in the context of the work itself . Additional District and Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said there was no reason to restrain Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP from airing the...