Row Over NLU-J Faculty Suggesting Study Materials Showing Homosexuality As 'Disorder'

150 alumni of the National Law University, Jodhpur, have issued a joint statement in support of the representation made by college students against the study materials circulated by a faculty member which show homosexuality as a 'disorder' and an 'abnormality' The statements says: 'We unequivocally condemn the action of Dr Asha Bhandari in prescribing as essential reading only regressive...

Tis Hazari Court Issues Directions To Streamline Hearings On Urgent Applications Through Video Conferencing [Read Order]

Tis Hazari Court in Delhi has issued a series of comprehensive directions to streamline the issue of hearing bail applications, or any other urgent application. Issued by District and Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma, the directions have been issued to safeguard the constitutional rights of the parties through the digital medium of video conferencing. The following...

[COVID-19] Uttarakhand HC To Take Up Bail Applications Besides Matters Of Extreme Urgency [Read Circular]

The Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notification stating that Bail Applications will also be taken up, besides fresh matters of extreme urgency during the lockdown period which has been imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In continuation of the previous notification which had been issued for e-filing and hearing through video conferencing in the High Court, the following directions...

Plea In HC Challenges Kerala Govt Contract With US-Company "Sprinklr" To Process COVID-19 Data [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed in the High Court of Kerala challenging the agreement between the Kerala Government and US-based Sprinklr Company for processing of data related to COVID-19 patients.The petition filed by one Balu Gopalakrishnan, a lawyer, alleges foul play in the decision of the Pinarayi Vijayan-government to choose the services a foreign-based private company for storing and...

Madras HC Cancels Summer Vacations Of HC & All Subordinate Courts In Tamil Nadu & Puducherry [Read Notification]

The Madras High Court has adjourned the summer vacations for all the courts in the state of Tamil Nadu and in the UT of Puducherry. In notifications issued for the same, it has been intimated that the summer vacation of all the Subordinate courts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, scheduled for May 1 till May 31, are kept in abeyance and stand adjourned. Similarly, the summer vacations...

Allahabad HC Intimates That Courts & Tribunals In State Will Open For Working From April 20 [Read Letter]

The Allahabad High Court has announced that all the Courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals, that do not fall under containment zones will be opened for working from April 20. In a letter addressed to all the District Judges in UP, the Registrar General intimated that all the Courts subordinate to Allahabad High Court and all Commercial Courts, Motor Accident Claims Tribunals...

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...