COVID-19: Chhattisgarh HC Extends Interim/ Stay/ Bail Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till May 15 [Read Order]

In a suo moto PIL registered on matters relating to COVID-19 pandemic, the Chhattisgarh High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, which have expired or will expire on or after March 16, till May 15, 2020. The extension is also applicable to all stay orders and orders granting bail. The order has been passed by a...

Covid-19: Karnataka HC Directs Release Of Undertrials On Interim Bail To Decongest Prisons [Read Notification]

Karnataka High Court with a view to decongest jails/prisons, to avoid spread of CoronaVirus has conferred powers to presiding officers of the mentioned courts to grant interim bail to under trial prisoners. As per the notification "The Presiding Officers of the courts mentioned below, are conferred with powers to exercise the Jurisdiction of a Session Court under Section 9(3) and 9(4)...

Post SC's Directions, What Are The Steps Taken By High Powered Committee To Ensure Protection of Prisoners From COVID19

Today, the Director-General of Prisons (Delhi Government) informed the High Powered Committee of Delhi State Legal Services Authority about the steps taken to ensure that the spread of COVID19 is effectively contained in prisons. This High Powered Committee, headed by Justice Hima Kohli of the Delhi High Court was constituted by the Delhi Government in pursuance of the...

COVID19: Medical Colleges In Bangladesh Are Requested To Keep Hostels Open For Stranded Indian Students, MEA Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Ministry of External Affairs informed the Delhi High Court today that all the medical colleges in Bangladesh, where Indian students are staying, have been requested to open at least one mess facility to provide food to the students. The response has come in a plea moved by Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, on behalf of the Indian students who are stuck in their college hostels...

Breaking: Bombay HC Restrains IDBI From Selling Shares Pledged By Future Retail's FCRPL Amid Stock Market Collapse Due To Covid-19 [Read Order]

In a huge relief to Kishore Biyani led Future Retails FCRPL (Future Corporate Resources Private Limited), the Bombay High Court granted injunction against IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited from selling shares pledged by FCRP amid a share market collapse due to the threat of Covid-19. Justice KK Tated heard an interim application in a commercial suit filed by Rural Fairprice Wholesale Limited (RFWL) and FCRPL seeking urgent injunctive reliefs in relation to the threatened sale of shares pledged...

In A First, Kerala HC Live Streams Court Proceedings Held Via Video Conferencing

Any person could have watched the proceedings live through the 'Zoom' app.

Telangana HC Issues Guidelines To Prevent Drug Abuse In Educational Institutions [Read Judgment]

Taking note of the growing menace of drug abuse amongst college students, the Telangana High Court has issued a slew of directions for institutes to prevent the same. A single-Judge bench of Justice Vinod Kumar was hearing an appeal preferred by two students of NIT, Warangal who had been suspended from attending classes for a period of one year apart from imposition of a monetary...

Covid-19: Do Not Terminate Workers Or Cut Their Salaries; Maha Labour Commissioner Directs District Authorities To Issue Advisory [Read Circular]

The Labour Commissioner of the State of Maharashtra wrote a letter to commissioners and other authorities in various districts of the State to issue an advisory to all employers/owners in their jurisdiction, asking them not to terminate workers or employees from their job or reduce their wages, during this period of crisis where the entire country is facing a lockdown to combat the pandemic...

COVID-19 Lockdown : Kerala HC Seeks Response Of Karnataka Advocate General On Blockade Of Inter-State Roads [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala on Monday sought the response of Advocate General of Karnataka on the issue of Karnataka Government blocking the road borders to Kerala in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.The bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Kerala High Court Advocates Association seeking directions for opening the inter-state roads.In a video conferencing hearing,...

COVID19: Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking 50 Lac Insurance Cover For Journalists, Also Demands Work From Home And Social Security

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking an insurance cover of ₹50 lakhs for each journalist and media person who is reporting on the COVID19 pandemic. Filed by Advocate Arpit Bhargava, the petition also seeks court's direction to Union of India and the Press Council of India to ensure safety and security measures for media persons. Highlighting the risks...

COVID19: Court Work In Manipur HC & All Subordinate Courts Suspended Till April 14; Limitation & Interim Orders Extended [Read Notification]

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent national lockdown, the High Court of Manipur has suspended all court work, both in the High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it, with effect from April 1, 2020 till April 14, 2020. The high court has clarified that limitation will not run during such period and all interim orders that are expiring during such period shall...

COVID19: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Donates ₹1 Crore to PM CARES Fund

To support the ongoing relief measures taken by the Central and State Governments for the welfare of the citizens affected by the national lockdown, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi has decided to contribute ₹1 crore to the PM CARES Fund.As providing relief measures when the business and production activities are at halt can be a strain on the state's finances, the legal fraternity has...