Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Bail On Condition To Donate To 'PM CARES Fund' & Provide Volunteer Services [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday released an Indore-resident, apprehended for lockdown violation, on bail provided that he renders "voluntary services" for a week. The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava directed that Dilip Vishwakarma, a grocery shop-owner, should be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.35,000/- with one surety in the like amount...

Bombay HC Decides To Cancel Summer Vacation 'In Principle' If Lockdown Is Lifted Post May 3

The Bombay High Court has 'in principle' decided to cancel its upcoming month long summer vacation if the current lockdown is extended beyond May 3. Although an official notification is yet to be released, Registrar General SB Aggarwal has confirmed that the summer vacation which was scheduled to begin from May 7 and end on June 7 will be cancelled if lockdown is lifted. He also said that...

TN Advocates Association Condemns Mob Attack Against Burial Of Doctor Died Of COVID-19 [Read Press Release]

The Tamil Nadu Advocates Association (TNAA) has strongly condemned a recent attack on those attempting to bury the mortal remains of a medical practitioner who had died after acquiring COVID-19 while treating his patients. Condemning the attempt to deny the Doctor a burial, TNAA has also extended its fullest support to all Doctors, police personnel, sanitary workers and government...

Sprinklr Deal : Kerala Govt Constitutes 2-Member Committee To Examine Data Privacy Concerns [Read Order]

In the wake of the contract with US-company Sprinklr Inc for processing COVID-19 data becoming controversial, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Government of Kerala on Tuesday constituted a two-member committee to examine the issues in relation to the deal.The move comes three days ahead of the next posting of a petition questioning the deal filed in the High Court of Kerala.Sri M Madhavan Nair...

Karnataka HC Issues Advisory To Judicial Officers And Staff To Avoid Spread Of Coronavirus [Read Notification]

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued a notification directing all the members of the staff to take a serious note of the advisory issued by it to the Judicial officers and the members of the staff of the Courts. It has said the precautionary measures set out in the Advisory shall be scrupulously followed. The notification which is applicable during closure period states...

Lawyers Association Files Petition In MP HC Seeking Financial Assistance For Advocates, Staff In Need; State Seeks Time To Reply [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed by an association of lawyers before Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking financial assistance for advocates in need, staff working for advocates, employees of bar associations in the state etc due to the nationwide lockdown declared for combating the coronavirus. Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla heard the petition filed by...

'Advocate Clerks Play A Vital Role In Court Management' : Allahabad HC Requests Govt. To Examine The Viability Of A Law For Welfare Of Clerks [Read Order]

While hearing the suo moto case on the issue of financially weak Advocates and their clerks, the Allahabad High Court on Monday made certain crucial remarks about the status and welfare of Advocates' Clerks. A division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma noted the importance of a "professional class" of the Advocates' Clerks in the justice...

'Providing Assistance To A Certain Class Of Persons Is A Matter Of Policy': Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea For Financial Assistance To Needy Lawyers[Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court has held that grant of funds/ financial assistance to a certain class of persons is a "matter of policy" that does not warrant judicial interference. These remarks have been made by a division bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma while disposing of a plea for providing financial assistance to the needy young advocates during...

Parents Can Approach Directorate Of Education If Schools Charge Consolidated Fees: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has ordered that the parents can approach the Directorate of Education if they are aggrieved by any school charging consolidated fees during the lockdown period. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh however noted that charging of tuition fee is justified as the same is utilised in paying salaries to the teaching staff and organising online classes....

Kerala HC Asks Centre About Exemption For Advocates Offices During Lockdown To Ensure 'Access To Justice'

Expressing that functioning of advocates' offices was necessary for securing the fundamental right of access to justice, the High Court of Kerala on Tuesday sought to know from the Central Government if it was possible to grant relaxations for advocates from the lockdownA bench headed by Justice Devan Ramachandran asked the Central Government Counsel to get instructions from the Ministry of...

Lockdown : CLAT 2020 Postponed To June 21; Last Date For Application Extended Till May 18

The 2020 edition of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), for admission in to National Law Universities across the country, has been postponed to June 21.The decision was taken during a meeting of the Consortium of National Law Universities, in wake of the nationwide lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.Notifying the same, CLAT 2020 Convenor, Prof. Balraj Chauhan, who is the Vice Chancellor of Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) Jabalpur, informed that the deadline for online...

Noting That 13 Other ID Proofs Also Acceptable, Gujarat HC Disposes Off PIL Challenging Aadhaar Mandate For Free Ration Amidst Lockdown [Read Order]

Noting that a 2018 state resolution continues to entitle Non-NFSA APL-1 families to free ration and grocery on the basis of 13 documentary proofs of identification, the Gujarat High Court on Monday disposed of a PIL praying that the April 11 Notification of the Food and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, placing a mandatory requirement of producing Aadhaar Card for the purpose...