[CAA] Salve Finds Nothing Discriminatory, While Suhrith Calls It Unconstitutional: Madras HC Says Both Sides Should Be Allowed To Articulate Their Views [Read Order]

"If this Court has been permitting Anti-CAA meeting to be conducted, this Court is bound to permit holding of meetings in support of CAA also. "

[COVID 19]Government Declares Masks & Hand Sanitizers As Essential Commodities [Read Notification]

In a bid to curb the transmission of Novel COVID-19, the Central government on Friday declared masks and hand sanitizers to be "essential commodities" until June 30, 2020. They have been put under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to enable the Central government and the State government (by delegation) to regulate the production, quality and distribution of masks (2 ply and...

NCLAT Dismisses Appeal Against CCI Nod For Walmart Acquisition Of Flipkart [Read Order]

The NCLAT dismissed an appeal filed by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) against an August 2018 order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approving Walmart's acquistion of Flipkart under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002 A two-member NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justices SJ Mukhopadhyay and Bansi Lal stated that CAIT had failed to establish...

Delhi Court Asks Explanation From Police For Not Offering Station Bail To 3 PFI Members Arrested Over Delhi Riots [Read Order]

The Court granted bail and dismissed remand application, noting that all offences in FIR were bailable.

PIL In Bombay HC Seeks Steps To Contain Spread of Coronavirus; Court To Hear The Matter On Monday [Read Petition]

A 42 year old social worker from Mumbai, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking various directions to ensure that preventive and precautionary measures are taken in order to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus. The said PIL was mentioned before the bench of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice NR Borkar on Friday and the bench allocated March 16...

Delhi Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Against NRC & NPR

The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution against the implementation of NRC and NPR in the national capital. In a one day special session of the Assembly conducted to discuss the situation arising due to Novel COVID-19 and regarding updation of National Population Register, members requested the central government to withdraw the NPR and NRC. A Resolution...

COVID-19: Delhi HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Only Urgent Matters [Read Notification]

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the Delhi High Court has restricted its functioning to urgent matters from March 16. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Administration and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, held in the Chambers of Chief Justice DN Patel today, in the presence of other high court judges. The high court has decided that it will take up...

[COVID-19] Avoid Court Premises Unless Necessary; Bombay HC Registry Notifies All Litigants and Lawyers:Bombay HC [Read Circular]

In light of the widespread anxiety about the outbreak of COVID-19 or novel coronavirus, Registrar General of the Bombay High Court has notified the general public, litigants and lawyers that visiting court premises must be avoided unless it is necessary. The 5-page circular issued by SB Aggarwal, Registrar General of the Bombay High Court, lists out various symptoms, dos and don'ts to keep in...

Karnataka HC To Hear Plea To Implement Audio-Video Recording Of Court Proceedings

The Karnataka High Court on Friday said that it will hear on April 16 a petition filed seeking to implement Audio Video recording in the courts of the State of Karnataka. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi also allowed an intervention application filed by Mumbai based businessman, Amrish Kilachand. The intervener wanted to demonstrate...

Delhi Riots : Urgent Need To Enhance Compensation For Victims, Harsh Mander & Others Write To CM Kejriwal [Read Letter]

In a letter to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a group of concerned citizens have expressed the urgent need for enhancement of compensation towards violence-affected persons on account of recent riots that engulfed the capital recently. The letter drafted by Farah Naqvi, Anjali Bhardwaj, Annie Raja, Harsh Mander, Apoorvanand, Anirban Bhattacharya & Amrita Johri, has urged the...

9 Additional Judges Of Madras HC Made Permanent[Read Notification]

The Central government has notified the appointments of nine Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as permanent Judges of that high court. They are: Justice PT AshaJustice M. Nirrnal KumarJustice Subramonium PrasadJustice N. Anand Venkatesh Justice G.K. llanthiraiyanJustice Krishnan RamasamyJustice C. SaravananJustice B....

COVID-19 Pandemic: Delhi Higher Judicial Services Mains Exams Postponed

Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus , the Registry of the Delhi High Court has notified that the Mains Examinations for the Delhi Higher Judicial Services will not be held on the scheduled dates.By the notice dated March 13, 2020, the Delhi High Court has decided to postpone the dates for the said examination. Earlier, the exams were scheduled to be conducted on 14th and 15th March....