With Domestic Flights Scheduled to Resume, BCD Warns Civil Aviation Ministry Of Risks of Spread Of COVID By Central Air Conditioning

With reference to its decision to commence domestic flights from May 25, the Bar Council of Delhi has written to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take immediate adequate measures at all central air conditioned airports so that there is no spread of coronavirus."We do not know whether Government has taken adequate measures in so far as use of central air conditioning at the airports are...

"Nationalistic" Media Houses Like Republic TV Being Targeted By "Anti-National" Elements: Plea In SC Seeks Formulation Of Guidelines To File FIRs Against Journalists

A PIL has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking directions to prevent penal action against journalists basis any publication, telecast or airing of views in India.Republic TV & Zee Media have been impleaded in the plea, stating that "nationalistic" and "patriotic" media must not be gagged and suppressed by anti-national elements.The plea has been filed by a Lawyer Ghanshyam Upadhyay...

32.45 Million Cases Pending In India; 10% Over 10 Years Old : Justice Chandrachud Shares NJDG Statistics

Justice D Y Chandrachud, judge of the Supreme Court, on Sunday shared data from the National Judicial Data Grind(NJDG) on the pendency of cases in India.Total number of pending cases is 32.45 million in India, as of May 24. 9.045 million are civil cases and 23.39 million are criminal cases.32% of those cases are less than one year old.28% cases fall in the category of cases pending for one...

Govt Should Not Restrict COVID-19 Tests Fearing 70% People Will Test Positive If More Tests Are Done : Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has observed that Gujarat Government should not restrict the number of COVID-19 tests on the fear that more tests would lead to 70% of the population testing positive."The argument that 'more number of tests will lead to 70% of the population testing positive for covid, thereby leading to fear psychosis' should not be a ground to refuse or restrict...

Vizag Gas Leak : AP HC Directs Seizure Of LG Polymers Premises; Restrains Directors From Leaving Country [Read Order]

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered the State Government to seize the company premises of the LG Polymers chemical plant at Vishakapatnam, from where the leakage of the Styrene chemical occurred during the wee hours of May 7, leaving many persons dead and injured.The Court also restrained the Directors of the Company from leaving the country without the leave of the court.The Bench...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing May 18 to May 23, 2020

Waive Migrants' One Way Charges Or Levy Fare From State Govt: Gujarat HC Directs Railways [Read Order]

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Friday pulled up the Railway authorities for levying charges for transportation of the migrant workers and directed the Railways to either waive off one way charges of the journey or to recover such amounts from the respective State Governments. In the suo motocase registered on the issue of migrant workers and spread of COVID-19 in...

Is State Govt Aware That COVID-19 Patients At Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Are Dying Because Of Lack Of Ventilators? Asks Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The HC expressed alarm over high mortality of COVID-19 patients at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.

'We All Should Become Carpathia', Gujarat HC Recalls Titanic Saviour Ship To Urge People To Help Each Other In Fight Against COVID-19

While issuing a slew of directions for management of COVID-19 situation and related issues in Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court recalled the role of the ship "Carpathia" which acted as a saviour of many victims of the Titanic tragedy.When the Titanic hit the iceberg on April 15, 1912, there were three more ships in its periphery. The nearest one was "The Sampson", merely 11 kilometers away...

'Judges Can't Sit In Ivory Towers Blindfolded To Miseries Of Citizens' : Sr Adv Dushyant Dave Criticizes SC Response To Migrants Crisis

"This is not an emergency. The fundamental rights are not suspended. Yet, the judiciary has suspended the effective enforcement of fundamental rights", he said.

'Patent Illegality' A Ground Available To Set Aside Domestic Arbitral Awards Made After 2015 Amendment : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that an arbitral award can be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act if it is patently illegal or perverse. The bench comprising of Justices R. Banumathi, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose observed that ground of patent illegality is a ground available under the statute for setting aside a domestic award made after the 2015 amendment...

SC Allows ED to Attach Assets Of JP Morgan And Its Directors To The Extent Of Amounts Allegedly Diverted From Amrapali Homebuyers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach properties of US-based JP Morgan and its directors to the extent of the amounts allegedly diverted by the now-defunct Amrapali group from homebuyers in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and FDI norms.Based on the submission made by the ED that it has prima facie identified Rs 187 Crores in...