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High Courts Weekly Roundup
Week Commencing From October 12, 2020 Till October 18, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Hathras Victim Was At Least Entitled To Decent Cremation; State Action Infringed Her Human Rights: Allahabad HC [Suo-Moto Inre: Right To Decent & Dignified Last Rites/Cremation] Dissatisfied with the reasons given by the UP administration for hasty cremation of the body of 19-year old Dalit...
High Courts Weekly Roundup
Week Commencing From October 5, 2020 Till October 11, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea Against Alleged Detention Of Hathras Victim's Family; Grants Liberty To Move SC [Om Prakash & Ors. v. State of UP & Ors.] The Bench of Justices Pritinker Diwaker and Prakash Padia dismissed the habeas corpus writ petition filed on behalf...
High Courts Weekly Roundup
Week Commencing From September 28, 2020 Till October 4, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Hathras Case; Says 'Incidents Have Shocked Our Conscience' [In Re : Right to decent and dignified last rites/cremation] The Bench of Justices Jaspreet Singh and Rajan Roy took suo moto cognizance of the Hathras gang rape case, stating that is...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest: August 2020
1. SC Directs Centre To Ensure Proper Care For Senior Citizens Living Alone Amidst COVID-19 Order dated August 4, 2020 The Supreme Court directed the Central Government to take appropriate steps to ensure that senior citizens who are living alone amidst the COVID-19 pandemic are given proper care. The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan & R Subhash Reddy recognised...
Highlights Of Parliament: Monsoon Session 2020
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament concluded on September 23, 2020 after both the houses adjourned sine die, a week ahead of their schedule, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The session began on September 14, 2020 and was scheduled to end on October 1, 2020. However, it was cut short as several MPs tested Covid positive. During the session, both Houses made arrangements for MPs to...
High Courts Weekly Roundup
Week Commencing From September 21, 2020 Till September 27, 2020Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt.'s Response In Journalist Prashant Kanojia's Bail Plea [Prashant Kanojia v. State of UP] The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh granted four weeks' time to the State Government to file its reply in the regular bail plea moved by freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia,...
High Courts Weekly Roundup
Week Commencing From September 14, 2020 Till September 20, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1. Elected Representative Not Enjoying The Will Of The People Can't Be Permitted To Be In Power Even For A Second: Allahabad HC [Tripti Rani v. State Of U P & Ors.] The Division Bench comprising of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Piyush Agrawal observed that a democratic setup depends upon...