Allahabad HCBA Writes To Chief Justice Raising Concerns About Rejection Of Bail Applications Ex Parte [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association has written a letter to Chief Justice Govind Mathur raising concerns about rejection of bail applications ex parte, during these untoward times of nationwide lockdown. On April 14, the high court had issued an office order suspending the operation of Para 17 of the e-filing procedure which stipulated that if an Advocate fails to appear...

Following MHA's Advisory Stating Zoom Is Unsafe, Bombay HC To Conduct Hearings Via Vidyo Software [Read Notice]

The Bombay High Court in supersession of its previous notice stating that all hearings in urgent matters will be conducted via the ZOOM app has now decided to use the Vidyo software instead. On April 16, the Cyber Coordination Centre under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory on secure use of ZOOM Meeting Platform by private individuals. This advisory states that...

Madras HC Issues Additional Guidelines For E-Filing & E-Stamping [Read Notification]

The Madras High Court has notified certain additional directions with reference to the mode of filing and hearing of urgent cases in the Principal Seat at Madras, during the pandemic. The High Court decided to observe restrictive functioning on March 18. Subsequently on March 24, entry in the High Court premises was prohibited for a period of three weeks. It was further notified...

No Contempt Against Enforcement Of Lockdown Measures: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea With Rs.10000 Cost To Be Paid To "PM Cares"Fund [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed costs on a charitable trust seeking extension of validity of the passes issued to it for movement during the lockdown for distributing essential commodities. "It is not for the petitioner to treat itself as an "appropriate mechanism" for supply of essential commodities," the court held. The court noted that the passes were being...

No Prima Facie Case Of Sedition Against Kashmiri Students, Observes Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court observed on Friday that no prima facie case of sedition was made out against the three Kashmiri students, who were arrested in Hubli over allegations of raising pro-Pakistan slogans in February.While hearing their bail pleas, Justice G Narendar observed "Prima facie the complaint does not disclose any material which could be considered as an ingredient constituting...

Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea For Notifying Lockdown Period As Special Holidays Under TN (National, Festival & Special Holidays) Act [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued notices on a petition seeking a direction to the state government to notify the period of lockdown as "special holidays" for industrial establishments under the Tamil Nadu (National, Festival and Special Holidays) Act, 1958. The plea filed by one S. Ravindran averred that the government should, in terms of its powers under Section 3(2) of the...

Calcutta HC Seeks Periodic Govt Reports On Various Aspects For Combating COVID-19 [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the state government of West Bengal to file periodic reports with regard to the progress made by it in terms of tackling the menace of COVID-19 pandemic, while also detailing the steps taken for the same in terms of the guidelines issued by WHO and ICMR. "We are of the view that WHO and ICMR being expert authorities in the field,...

Classification Of COVID19 Cases As Tablighi Jamaat, Masjid Markaz Leads To Communal Antagonism: Plea Moved In Delhi HC

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking court's direction to the Delhi Government to not to use terms such as 'Tablighi Jamaat' or 'Masjid Markaz' while referring to COVID19 cases. Filed by Advocate MM Kashyap, the plea claims that using such terms for classifying coronavirus cases leads to religious profiling and communal antagonism. While highlighting that...

'Minimum Wages Not A Static Concept' : Karnataka HC Upholds 487.20% Rise in Doctors' Minimum Wages [Read Order]

"The concept of minimum wages is not a static concept", observed the Karnataka High Court while upholding the wage revisions notified by the government. The Court was considering, inter alia, the Writ Appeal filed by the Private Hospital and Nursing Homes Association, aggrieved by the Karnataka Government's notification of January 6, 2017 by which the minimum wages for doctors and...

[COVID-19] Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt To Ensure Safety And Welfare Of All Health Workers In The State

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday directed all the District Magistrates of the state of Uttarakhand to look into the grievances of Health Care Workers in their respective Districts, besides requiring that the Medical Officers and the medical staff, if aggrieved, may raise their grievance before the State Government instead of approaching the Media.The Division Bench was hearing a PIL...

Madhya Pradesh HC Notifies Procedure For E-Filing & Video Conferencing

Based on the Supreme Court directions, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has notified the procedure for e-filing and video-conferencing.Separate portals have been designated for the Principal Bench at Jabalpur and other Benches at Indore and Gwalior.Video conferencing is held via "Vidyo" app.Click here to download the notificationRead the...

Termination Of Pregnancy After Statutory Period of 20 Weeks: Delhi HC Directs AIIMS To Constitute A Medical Board To Look At Risks Involved [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences to constitute a Medical Board to examine whether there are any medical risks in terminating a 23 weeks old pregnancy. While hearing an urgent plea for termination of pregnancy, the Division Bench of Justice JR Midha and Justice Jyoti Singh directed the Medical Board to submit a report in sealed cover...