High Courts Weekly Round Up [May 11- May 17]

Allahabad High Court 1) Allahabad HC Allows Imprisoned LLB Student To Get Laptop From Outside To Appear For University Online Examination [Tarun Singh v. State of UP & Ors.] A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh allowed a law student to obtain a laptop from outside the jail precincts, to enable him to appear in the Online Quiz Examination conducted by his university. It also ordered that the laptop will be returned to the Senior Superintendent of District Jail immediately after the examination. 2) Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Govt On PIL Challenging Relaxation Of Labour Laws On Working Hours, Overtime, Etc. [Uttar Pradesh Worker Front v. Union Of India & Anr.] The bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma issued notice to the UP Government in a PIL challenging the Government order for relaxation of certain labour laws, particularly the provisions relating to working hours, overtime, intervals for rest, etc. as stipulated under Sections 51, 54, 56 and 59 of the Factories Act. The case will be heard on May 18. Pertinently, the UP Government has withdrawn the impugned order, vide an order dated May 15. Also Read: Mazdur : Suspension of Labour Laws 3) Appoint Officers Over Migrants Who Entered The State After Lockdown': Allahabad HC Issues Instructions For Identification Of Potential COVID-19 Carriers [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres And For Providing Better Treatment To Corona Positive Respondent] The division bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma issued several instructions for the state authorities to ensure that all the migrants, entering the state of Uttar Pradesh after lockdown, are identified and monitored on a day to day basis. The court directed that an officer should be appointed over groups of 400 migrants, to keep a regular check on their health and living conditions. Also Read: SC Could've Been More Pro-active To Come To The Rescue Of Poor Migrants 4) Allahabad HC Allows Recital OF Azan By Muezzin From Minarets Of Mosques Amid Lockdown Without Microphones [Afzal Ansari & Ors. v. State of UP & Ors.] Holding that recital of Azan is an integral part of the Islamic religion, the bench of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Ajit Kumar allowed the Muezzins of various mosques in the state to recite the Azan, even amid lockdown. However, the court has made strict observations against the use of microphones for the same. Also Read: No Religion Prescribes Use Of Loudspeakers For Worshipping: Allahabad HC Declines Mosques' Request To Install Loudspeaker For Azaan Also Read: Plea Seeking A Ban on Mosques From Using Loudspeakers For Azan: Delhi HC Asks Authorities to Submit Report Also Read: Loudspeakers At Religious Places Vs Right To Privacy: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre 5) Allahabad HC Dismisses As Non-Maintainable Plea Alleging UP Govt Of Committing Irregularities In Procurement & Supply Of PPE Kits [Provincial Medical Service Officers (R) Welfare Association v. State of UP & Ors.] The division bench of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan dismissed as non-maintainable, a petition filed against the state-owned UP Medical Supply Corporation Limited (UPMSC), for alleged irregularities and corruption in procurement and supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits to doctors and para-medical staff of government medical colleges across the state, during the COVID-19 pandemic. 6) Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To 'The Wire' Editor Siddharth Varadarajan, Accused Of Making Objectionable Remarks Against UP CM [Siddharth Varadarajan v. State of UP & Anr.] Declining the argument that the applicant may flee from the country, the Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh allowed anticipatory bail application filed by Founding-Editor of the Wire, Siddharth Varadarajan. He has been booked by the UP Police under Sections 188, 505(2) of the IPC and Section 66D of the IT Act for allegedly making "objectionable" remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Andhra Pradesh High Court 1) Migrants Crisis : AP HC Says If Court Doesn't React, It Would Be Failing In Its Role; Issues Slew Of Directions [K. Ramakrishna v. Union of India] Taking note of the miserable state of migrant labours in the state who have been forced to undertake kilometers long journey on foot due to the lockdown, a division bench of Justice DVSS Somayajulu and Justice Lalitha Kanneganti issued directions to ensure availability of basic amenities to the walking migrants, including proper availability of food, toilets and medical help etc. Bombay High Court 1) [Decongestion Of Prisons During Covid-19] "Can Lower Court Deny Bail Despite Undertrial Being Eligible As Per State Guidelines", Asks Bombay HC [Mahesh B Patil v. State of Maharashtra] Justice Bharati Dangre whether in the wake of the guidelines ...

High Courts Weekly Round Up [May 11- May 17]

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