How COVID-19 Lockdown Has Affected Lawyers? Some Accounts

The nationwide lockdown, which stands extended till May 3, has taken a huge toll on practitioners in the legal profession whose incomes depend on the functioning of courts. Appearing in a court is the basic source of income for lawyers engaged in litigation, especially those practicing in lower courts. Though the Courts are still functional, very few cases are being taken up, only on the...

COVID19: Jharkhand HC Directs State Govt. To Ensure Basic Neccesities For Transgenders During Lockdown, Seeks Reply On Other Welfare Measures

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the State Government to ensure that basic necessities such as food and shelter are provided to transgender people.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan & Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad further directed the State to file a Counter Affidavit regarding the steps taken in a plea filed by Advocate Sonal Tiwary for Amarjeet Singh who...

Plea In Supreme Court For Restraining Landlords From Demanding Rent From Students/ Labour Class Tenants [Read Petition]

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court raising concerns over the persistent demand for rent by the landlords from their student/ labour class tenants, amid the lockdown. The PIL has been filed by a practicing Advocate of Delhi Pawan Prakash Pathak and a Final Year Law student of Campus Law Centre, Delhi, Abhijeet, seeking enforcement of the Center's advisory restraining...

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices For Bombay, Meghalaya and Orissa High Courts [Read Notifications]

The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to appoint Justice Dipankar Datta, presently a judge at the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and to appoint Justice Biswanath Somadder of Calcutta High Court, presently at Allahabad High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. The Collegium has also recommended that Chief Justice of the Meghalaya...

Plea In SC Seeks Deployment of Military In Each State, for Proper Implementation Of National Lockdown [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court of India, seeking for deployment of military forces in each State, for the proper implementation of the national lockdown which has been imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PIL also seeks for directions in laying down of guidelines, devising strategy to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens by...

No Supply Of Non-Essential Goods By E-Commerce During Lockdown : MHA Revises Guidelines

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a revised notification on Sunday to exclude e-commerce from list of activities permissible after April 20.This means that the supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce will remain prohibited during the period of extended lockdown till May 3.No permission for supply of non-essential goods and services by e-commerce during lockdown.MHA issues...

No Construction Allowed In Plots Left For Open Spaces/Gardens In Approved Layout Plans : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that open spaces left for garden areas in approved building layout plans cannot be allowed for construction.A bench comprising Justices Mohan M Shantanagoudar and R Subhash Reddy held :"It is not open to claim for construction in the two plots which are reserved for open spaces/garden spaces also. It is fairly well settled that in an approved layout, the open...

Plea In SC Against Use Of Foreign Apps Like Zoom, Skype Etc For Video Conferencing [Read Application]

"It is true that a unique situation requires unique solutions, but the same cannot be at the altar of Rule of Law. It is submitted that most of the Video Conferencing Software being used are products of foreign internet companies, with their terms of use mandating transfer of data outside India as well as its commercial exploitation" Former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya has moved...

SC Rejects Challenge Against Regularization Of Teachers In HP After 15 Years Of Service

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the challenge against the decision of Himachal Pradesh Government to regularize teachers who were appointed under under Primary Assistant Teachers (PAT) scheme, Para Teachers Policy and other schemes."we are of the view that when the appointees appointed under the scheme have completed more than almost 15 years of service now and also have acquired...

SC To List Review, Curative Petitions During Lockdown

The Supreme Court has informed that Curative Petitions and Review Petitions, which are ready for hearing, will be listed by Circulation in-Chambers during the lockdown period w.e.f. Tuesday the 21st April, 2020 as per the list to be issued separately. SC to list curative petitions and review petitions, which are ready for hearing, by circulation in chambers during lockdown period from April...

Breaking: J&K HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Domestic Violence Cases Amid Lockdown; Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of plight of victims in domestic violence cases amidst lockdown and issued notices to the concerned authorities to submit an action taken report. A division bench led by Chief Justice Gita Mittal noted that due to lockdown, victims of domestic violence have been trapped at homes with their abusers and have no access...

SC To List Hearing Matters In Family Law, Death Penalty Etc Via Video Conferencing On Joint Request

The Supreme Court has notified that short category matters, death penalty matters, and family law matters, which are ready, can be listed for hearing through video conferecing mode, subject to the availability of the concerned bench and the prior approval of the Chief Justice of India.Parties desirous of taking up such matters through video conferencing have to furnish joint consent along...