'Migrants Exhibiting Anxiety To Reach Railway Station; Not Maintaining Social Distancing' : Madras HC Directs State To File Status Report On SOP [Read Order]

"In arterial roads, the migrant workers are exhibiting their anxiety to reach the Railway Station and they are also not maintaining the social / physical distancing and they do not possess sufficient protective masks also and therefore, the immediate concern of the State Government is to accommodate them in shelter homes / identified places", observed the Madras High Court on...

CAA Challenge: SC Issues Notice In Fresh Batch Of Petitions, Tags Them With 160 Pending Pleas Seeking Similar Prayer

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy while issuing notice to the batch of petitions, tagged them along with the other 160 petitions pending considering before the top Court.Advocate...

Delhi HC Directs UP Govt To Provide Weekly Online Passes To Lawyers Living In NCR To Move In And Out Of Delhi

The Delhi High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide weekly e-passes to lawyers living in NCR region in order to enable them to move in and out of Delhi. While asking the UP Government to comply with the court's order by tomorrow 10 am, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has asked the said government to follow the...

'Zoom' Breaches Privacy, Infringes Upon Security Of Users: Plea In SC Seeks Ban On Software Application

A PIL has been preferred in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on usage of the software application "Zoom" by the Indian public until formulation of an appropriate legislation.The petition primarily rests on the lack of internet safety of the app and states that application is not safe and does not have end-to-end encryption and is violating the information technology act 2000 and...

Civil Society Can't Be Ignored In A Democratic Society : Patna HC Urges State To Reconsider Policy Of Not Engaging NGOs For COVID-19 Relief [Read Order]

In a notable development, the Patna High Court urged the State Government to reconsider its policy of not engaging with members of civil society in handling the COVID-19 crisis.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar observed "in a democratic society, the Civil Society cannot be ignored, more so in the times of disaster".The bench was hearing a PIL filed by...

Shramik Trains : Karnataka HC Asks State To Clarify Stand On Bearing Rail Fare Of Migrants Who Can't Pay [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has asked the state to clarify on whether it really wants to take a stand that a migrant worker who has no income and is not in a position to pay Railway fare will not be allowed to travel by Shramik special trains to his home State.The court sought the clarification from the state by May 21, after government in its written submission said that six shramik trains...

India's Freedom Will Rest Safe As Long As Journalists Can Speak To Power Without Being Chilled By A Threat Of Reprisal: SC [Read Judgment]

"The right of a journalist under Article 19(1)(a) is no higher than the right of the citizen to speak and express. "

SC During COVID-19 Lockdown : Is This The Next ADM Jabalpur Moment?

If court fails in protecting and enforcing the fundamental rights of citizens in this time of crisis, history will not be too kind to it.

SC Rejects Arnab Goswami's Plea To Quash FIR By Maharashtra Police And Transfer Probe To CBI [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea made by Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, for transfer of probe of the case registered by Mumbai police for alleged communal remarks to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Court also rejected his prayer for quashing of the FIR."There can be no quashing of FIR under Article 32. The Petitioner has the liberty to pursue remedy...

[COVID19] Lawyers Financial Assistance: "Release Funds At The Earliest", Manipur HC Tells State Bar Council

The Manipur High Court directed the Bar Council of Manipur to release a sum of Rs. 2,08,932 for purposes of extending financial assistance to advocates in need in view of the lockdown situation.A division bench of Justices Lanusungkum Jamir & KH. Nobin Singh was hearing a PIL filed by the All Manipur Bar Association and two Advocates seeking financial assistance by the State Government,...

Toxic Masculinity In Legal Profession : Lessons From A Botched Up Webinar

The LawSikho incident is a microcosm of the internalized misogyny and sexism which is prevalent in the legal fraternity.

Has The MHA Order On Payment Of Full Wages Ceased To Operate With New Lockdown Guidelines Taking Effect?

The March 29 direction to pay full wages to workers without deduction has ceased to have effect from May 18.