COVID19: Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Use Of Breath Analyser Test And Biometric Verification For Railway Staff, Issues Directions For Ensuring Safety

Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to the Railway Board for protecting the staff members from the possible exposure to coronavirus. While issuing notice to the Central Government, The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh has directed the Railway Board to ask all the Zonal Railways to comply with the court's directions on maintaining...

Anti CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi Granted Bail By Gauhati HC After Hearing Via Video Conferencing [Read Order]

The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to Akhil Gogoi, who is facing charges of 'waging a war', for his involvement in protests against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Justice Ajai Lamba heard his bail plea in a 'virtual court' in wake of Corona virus outbreak. Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader and anti-CAA Activist, was accused of having 'committed various...

[COVID-19] Gujarat HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till June 15; Fresh Arrestees To Be Imprisoned Only After Medical Testing For Infection [Read Order]

In view of the national lockdown imposed by the Central government, the Gujarat High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till June 15. The bench has also extended all bail orders, regular or anticipatory, that were due to expire before April 30, by a month. Further, all orders...

COVID19: CLAT 2020 Postponed

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 has been postponed due to the corona outbreak.New Date of Examination: 24 May 2020 Last Date to submit Application: 25 April 2020. Shedding light on the decision taken by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU), Legally India reported that, "The Consortium, which includes all the vice-chancellors (VCs) of NLUs, has...

COVID-19: Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu Seeks Financial Assistance From Govt For Financially Weak Lawyers [Read Letter]

In reference to the standstill of court work brought by the outbreak of COVID-19, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday wrote to the Chief Minister requesting him to provide financial assistance to young, women and financially weak lawyers practicing in the state. The Council pointed out that over one lakh lawyers practice in the state, most of who are not...

Taking Note Of Indian Embassy's Welfare Measures For Students Stranded In Kazakhstan, Delhi HC Disposes Plea [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of the plea seeking evacuation of students stranded in Kazakhstan due to the lockdown ordered in light of coronavirus pandemic.The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh, in a hearing held via videoconferencing, asked the Indian authorities to consider the evacuation of the stranded Indian students if the same is in...

COVID-19: Gujarat HC Reserves Order On Plea For Enactment Of 'Emergency PPE Law' To Ensure Availability Of Protective Gears For Health Workers [Read Petition]

"Infrastructure, healthcare personnel (doctors, nurses and supportive staff) and personal protective equipment (PPE) are the three pillars of management in the inpatient setting. It is stated Healthcare professionals and PPE are the holy grail of medical management. An intact healthcare community is imperative to tackling the crisis and without PPE this is an impossible task."...

National Lockdown : Centre Issues Advisory To States For Welfare Of Migrant Workers

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure adequate arrangements are made for all migrant workers and students from outside the States. In a letter to all States and UTs, the Union Home Secretary has asked for immediate steps to be taken to mitigate the situation faced by migrant workers, primarily in the...

Centre Notifies Transfers Of Two High Court Judges; Justice Satyanarayana To P&HC, Justice Alok Singh To Allahabad HC

The President on Friday notified the transfer of Justice S N Satyanarayana from Karnataka HC to Punjab and Haryana HC, and transfer of Justice Alok Singh from Uttarakhand HC to Allahabad HC.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended their transfers on March 9.Click here to download transfer order of Justice Alok SinghClick here to download transfer of Justice S N...

COVID19: Bar Council of Delhi Announces Financial Assistance For Advocates In Dire Need of Help

In light of the nationwide lockdown, the Bar Council of Delhi has passed a resolution for providing financial assistance to the advocates who are in dire need of help due to the loss of work caused by the restricted functioning of the courts. The Indigent and Disabled Committee of the Bar Council has decided to extend a grant of ₹5000 per advocate for genuine and bonafide...

UP Govt To Set Up Shelter Homes To Keep Travelling Migrant Workers

The Uttar Pradesh government today ordered the setting up of shelter homes to ensure that there is no movement of people while the nationwide lockdown is enforced. Migrants from other states, those workers who have proceeded to traverse the State on foot, will be kept in these shelter homes and under no circumstances will they be permitted to resume such movement. Laying emphasis on the...

COVID-19: Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Evacuation Of Indian Students Stranded in Bangladesh

Plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking evacuation of students who are stranded in Bangladesh due to the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic.Seeking the urgent attention of Indian authorities, the Petitioner has highlighted that there are around 581 such students in Bangladesh whose welfare and well being is at stake.Further, it also pointed out by the Petitioner that most of these...