Jharkhand HC Seeks Response On Steps Taken By State Govt. & Bar Councils To Aid Legal Fraternity In Need

The Jharkhand High Court On Wednesday took up the common cause pertaining to grant of financial aid to Advocates & Advocate Clerks across Courts in light of losses suffered during the nationwide lockdown in the state and sought the State Government as well as Bar Councils' response regarding steps taken in this regard. A bench of Justices Ravi Ranjan & Sujit Narayan Prasad...

[COVID-19] PIL In Orissa HC Seeks Direction To Private And Un-aided Schools To Waive Tuition Fee And Other Charges

A PIL has been filed before the Odisha High Court seeking for directions to all private aided and unaided schools to waive tuition fees or other charges for the lockdown period or till commencement of classes. Filed by Advocate Mohammed Mustaq Ansari, the PIL contends that it has been filed in the interest of general public as "it would give relief to thousands of parents who are facing...

J&K HC Reserves Order On The Issue Of Viability Of Shifting Capital To Srinagar Amid Lockdown [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its order on the issue of opening 'Darbar Move' during the impending threat of COVID-19 pandemic. Background Earlier this month, the High Court was sought to consider the viability of the government order notifying that the Darbar Move will commence from May 4. It was submitted that the same will cause "unnecessary squandering"...

Uttarakhand HC Directs State Govt. To Consider Paying 50% Minimum Support Price To Farmers [Read Orders]

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to consider paying 50% Minimum Support Price for wheat to the farmers, so as to address their urgent needs during the prevailing circumstances amid the pandemic. The order has been passed by a bench comprising of Justices Ravindra Maithani and Sudhanshu Dhulia in a PIL filed for the welfare of poor farmers who are affected...

Delhi HC Constitutes Committee to Prepare Graded Action Plan For Post Lockdown Functioning Of The Court, Asks Bar Associations For Inputs [Read Letter]

Delhi High Court has constituted a Committee headed by Justice Hima Kohli to create a Graded Action Plan for meeting challenges that may appear when the courts move towards normal functioning post the lockdown. The court has also asked all the district and sessions courts in the city to collect the inputs from the Bar Associations of their respective court complexes...

[Financial Assistance To Advocates] Bar Associations To Maintain Anonymity Of Beneficiaries; Accounts Shall Be Audited: Allahabad HC

In continuation of its order setting out instructions for providing financial assistance to needy Advocates and their clerks, the Allahabad High Court has asked all the Bar Associations to maintain anonymity of the beneficiaries. Further, all the transactions so made for welfare of distressed Advocates during the lockdown, will be duly audited, the court has ordered. Yesterday,...

Karnataka HC Asks State About Action Taken On Increasing Complaints Of Domestic Violence During Lockdown [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government about the action it is taking due to an alleged spike in cases of domestic violence, during the lockdown. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna said; "It is reported that there are a large number of instances of domestic violence as a consequence of the lockdown. The State Government...

Delhi HC Releases Fresh Guidelines For Mentioning Urgent Matters Before The Registrar [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued fresh guidelines for the process of mentioning urgent matters before the designated Registrar and Joint Registrar. The said guidelines have been notified by an order dated 22/04/20 released by the Registrar General of the court. Following are the fresh guidelines which are to be followed for mentioning the urgent matters: Mentioning...

Calcutta HC Requires Colour Blind Land Owner To Be Employed Suitably By Acquiring Authority [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared that a member of a family whose land has been acquired with an assurance of providing an employment over and above the financial compensation, cannot be denied any employment in the organisation on the ground of his suffering from colour blindness.The case of the petitioner was that he belongs to a family of land loser inasmuch as 2.03 acres of land...

Prior Use In One Jurisdiction Would Not In Itself Entitle User To Exclusive Rights In Other Dominion: Delhi HC Clarifies Law On Spill Over of Reputation [Read Order]

Delhi High Court denied interim injunction in an application wherein the plaintiff, while not having business operations in India, could also not prove spill over of reputation and goodwill, from abroad to India. While holding that there's no prima facie case to pass injunction against the defendants, the Single Bench of Justice Endlaw noted that mere ownership or even...

'Govt.To Take The Decision': Karnataka HC Rejects Plea For Making Public The Personal Details Of Persons Who Contacted COVID-19 Via Nizamuddin Incident [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea filed seeking directions to the State and Central government to make public details of those persons who have allegedly contacted Coronavirus at the religious event held in Nizamuddin, Delhi. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna while disposing of the petition filed by one Girish Bharadwaj and Geeta...

Palghar Mob Lynching: Advocate Files PIL In Bombay HC Seeking CBI/SIT Investigation [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of investigation in the palghar mob lynching case to Central Bureau of Investigation or in the alternative, directions to constitute a Special Investigation team to probe the case.The petitioner, Alakh Alok Shrivastava is an advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He has contended that video clips of...