Plea In Kerala HC Seeking Direction To Centre To Evacuate Indian Citizens Stranded In UAE [Read Petition]

The Kerala High Court was moved in a writ petition on Thursday for a direction to the Union Ministries of External Affairs and of Civil Aviation for permission for chartered flights to operate aircrafts from the UAE to India to evacuate the Indian citizens stranded in UAE. The petitioners, Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre, Dubai (which claims to be the largest Indian-orign NGO in Dubai) and...

Approved Resolution Plan Binding On Govt Authorities : Rajasthan HC Quashes GST Demand Against UltraTech For Dues Of Binani Cements [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court has quashed the notices issued by the Goods and Services Tax Department against Ultra Tech Cement claiming the dues of erstwhile Binani Cements Ltd.The Binani Cements had gone into insolvency and was acquired by Ultra Tech through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) in 2018 for Rs 7,900 crore. It was later renamed as UltraTech Nathdwara Cement.It approached...

Telangana HC Issues Notice On Plea For Free Treatment & Diagnosis For COVID-19

The Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea to direct the Union of lndia and the State of Telangana to provide for free-of-cost diagnosis and treatment to patients suffering from COVID at private medical laboratories and private medical establishments. The bench noted that 'the Supreme Court, vide its order of April 8, has already directed that the tests related to...

Karnataka HC Pulls Up BBMP For Not Assisting Homeless And Stranded People In Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday pulled up the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for not putting in systematic efforts to ascertain how many migrants, homeless people and stranded people are on the streets or are squatting on public places such as below the flyovers, in Bengaluru city. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna which is hearing...

Delhi HC Allows Interim Reoccupation To Debtor of Property Securitized By Bank, Due To Nationwide Lockdown [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has allowed a family to reoccupy a floor of the property, which was securitised by IIFL Home Finance Limited under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by nationwide lockdown. While allowing the Petitioner one floor of the property, the Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has clarified that...

COVID-19: NUJS Contributes Rs. 5,00,000 Towards West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund [Read Press Note]

In face of the persisting situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Teaching and Non-teaching staff of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, has donated their one day salary towards the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund. A total amount of ₹ 5,00,000/- has been contributed, inclusive of the "modest contribution" made by the University. The amount...

Decongestion Of Prisoners: Over 4 Thousand Prisoners Released On Bail, High Powered Committee Considering Other Relief Measures For Inmates: State Govt Tells Madras HC [Read Order]

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday apprised the court of the steps taken by it to decongest prisons as well as to ensure the safety of those who are lodged in jails, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It submitted that around 4182 prisoners who were involved in various offences were released by the Principal District Judges on Bail, by involving the Undertrial Review Committee and Tamil...

Convicts Who Have Spent 10 Yrs In Jail, Except Convicts For Crime Against Women, Children, Etc. Be Considered For Grant Of Special Parole: J&K High Powered Committee [Read Order]

The administration of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday informed the J&K High Court that the High Powered Committee constituted by it for determination of class persons who may be released on interim bail to decongest prisons amid the threat of pandemic has suggested that, "a person, who has been convicted in one case and has spent more than ten years (eight years 5 in case...

Existing And Proposed Centres Of Legal Education Shall Get 'Regular Approval' From BCI: Bombay HC Upholds Rule 2(xxiv) Of Rules Of Legal Education [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has upheld the Rule 2(xxiv) of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 which prevents Centres of Legal Education from imparting education without obtaining approval of the Bar Council of India. The bench of Justices Amit Borkar and AS Chandurkar observed that unless regular approval as contemplated under the Rules of 2008 is received by a Centre of Legal...

Indiabulls Moves Delhi HC Against SIDBI, Says Loan Installments Can't Be Demanded In Light of Moratorium Imposed by RBI [Read Order]

Indiabulls Commercial Credit Limited has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the demands for loan installments made by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Indiabulls has contended that SIDBI can't make such demands in light of the moratorium imposed by the Reserve Bank of India by circular dated 27/03/2020. Appearing for the Petitioner, Senior...

Karnataka HC Directs State To Extend Relief To Transgenders [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to extend relief under the 'Mythri scheme' for transgenders immediately on receiving applications from all eligible members of the community. . A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna gave the direction after it was infomed that "1657 persons of transgender community are getting monthly pension...

Karnataka HC Judges, Officials And Staff Contribute To Covid-19 Relief Fund [Read Press Note]

Judges of the Karnataka High Court, judicial officers and staff working in High court and judicial officers and staff members working in all other courts of the state have contributed over Rs 5,940,112, towards the Covid-19 relief fund. In a press note issued by the Registrar General Rajendra Badamikar states that Chief Justice and other Judges contributed 8,25,000 through cheque...