Caste System Makes It Difficult For Young People To Decide Their Own Life Partner: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

While granting relief to a couple who had been separated by the wife's family on account of caste-based differences, the Gujarat High Court made significant remarks viz. the social impact of such incidents. The division bench comprised by Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice NV Anjaria observed, "…the caste system in the country is making it more and more difficult for the young people...

Arbitration : Court Reckoner [May 2020]

By way of the present column, an attempt is made to briefly review the salutary judgments pronounced by the Courts in the month of May 2020 under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. That while as many judgments as possible are sought to be reviewed, owing to the limited column space, some judgments would invariably be left out. That also while an attempt is made to include...

Patients Should Be Screened For Covid-19 Before Admission To Emergency Surgery and Urgent Elective Surgery :Delhi HC Agrees With Govt. And AIIMS [Read Order]

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the government considers it prudent for all parties, including medical professionals, to defer elective procedures to a stage where the spread of pandemic is manageable/under better control. The said statement was made before the Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri in a writ petition filed by a Delhi based ENT Surgeon...

'You Are Shooting The Messengers': SC Pulls Up Delhi Govt Over Maltreatment Of Doctors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the response of the Delhi government on Covid patient care was vague and incomplete. Court directed the Delhi Government to file a "better affidavit" laying down its response to management of the Coronavirus crisis.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah pulled up the Delhi Government for targeting doctors and healthcare workers...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL seeking for transfer of all funds from PM CARES Fund which was set up to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah heard the matter and issued notice to the Central Government and directed the Centre to file its reply...

Madras HC Directs State Bar Council To Forthwith Amend Regulations To Provide For Interim Pay-Outs To Needy Advocates In 'Dark and Difficult Days' [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Tuesday recommended that the state Bar Council, at the earliest, insert in its Regulations, by way of amendment, a provision for "interim pay-outs to needy advocates in these dark and difficult days". The Division Bench was rendering its decision on a PIL moved by a Senior Advocate, raising "an important issue in general, and one that assumes par­ticular...

Litigation & Mental Health : Opening Up About Professional Burnout

The conversations on mental health in our profession always place the onus on the individual rather than the system.

Rajasthan HC Cautions Judicial Officers & Court Staff Over Misuse Of Social Media & Engaging In Content Against Government Policies/ HC Admin [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court has cautioned all the Judicial Officers and the Court staff of the High Court as well as the Subordinate Courts/ Tribunals/ Special Courts, to act "responsibly" over social media. "Judicial Officers and the Court staff are forwarding, liking, disliking and commenting upon the posts which are not only scandalous and derogatory but sensational also....

[COVID-19] Magistrate May Authorize First Remand Of Accused Via Video Conferencing In Exceptional Circumstances Despite Bar Under Proviso(b) Of Section 167(2) CrPC : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Monday held that if a Magistrate can authorize the remand of an accused for the first time via video conferencing in exceptional circumstances in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The Court said in the order as follows :"...in a very exceptional case, where the learned Magistrate is of the considered view that there is a serious apprehension that the accused...

'Activities Of The Detenu Are Normal Activities Of A Politician In A Democracy': J&K HC Quashes Detention Order Of NCP Leader Ali Mohammad Sagar [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today quashed the order for detention of senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar, under the J&K Public Safety Act. The bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma observed that the grounds for his detention were "fragile" and "not justified". Sagar was arrested last year on August 6, under sections 107 and 151 of CrPC to prevent him from...

Mistrust About Virtual Courts Can Be Resolved Through Humility And Compassion

The World is facing an unprecedented crisis by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ever since the pandemic, day in and day out, we have been getting scary news about this deadly virus. Some are true and some are not. The social media has also aggravated the problem by sometimes spreading fake news. People don't know which news is true and which is not. They sometimes believe the false ones and ignore the truth. Health experts also give different opinions about the magnitude of the crisis. Some...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Insurers To Provide Medical Insurance For Mental Illness Treatment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in a plea seeking for directions with respect to violation of Section 21(4) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 whereby insurers are bound to provide medical insurance for treatment of mental illness. A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Rohinton F....