Plea Filed In SC Seeking Exemption For All Advocates From Paying Monthly Rent For Their Rented Office Spaces During Lockdown Period [Read Petition]

A Delhi based lawyer, Advocate Aljo K. Joseph has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Government to formulate an appropriate scheme to support advocates from paying their rent, exclusively for the professional premises. The plea points out that many lawyers pay "exorbitant rents" for their professional spaces for the sake of remaining close to Courts of law. However,...

The Legality Of FIRs Filed U/s 188 IPC During Lockdown: What Is The Legal Ammunition Of The Police To Control COVID 19

It is often the case that extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The global pandemic called COVID 19 which has taken almost the entire world in its grip in one such extraordinary time for the entire world including our nation, which certainly calls for extraordinary measures. It is a testing time for every individual, especially those who are leading the fight against corona, the corona warriors like the doctors, medical staff, police, healthcare workers, Asha, Anganwadi,...

Citizens' Right To Return From Abroad Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Blanket restriction on 'right to entry' must be allowed only for a reasonable period, proportionate to its stated object.

'Lockdown Prima Facie In Nature Of Force Majeure' : Delhi HC Stays Bank Guarantees' Invocation [Read Order]

Observing that the lockdown was prima facie in the nature of a force majeure, the Delhi High Court passed an interim order restraining the invocation of bank guarantees."The countrywide lockdown, which came into place on 24th March, 2020 was, in my opinion, prima facie in the nature of force majeure.Prima facie, in my view, special equities do exist, as would justify grant of the prayer, of...

Defamation Notice Sent To Makers Of Netflix Show 'Hasmukh' Over Remarks On Lawyers

"Legal profession has always been an important limb for administration of justice. Without, profession of law, the courts would not be in a position to administer and provide justice efficiently. Such an act of defaming the legal professionals among the general public in India through an online Tv series on web portals is clearly an act falling within the ambit of defamation." Two...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-10]

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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...

Is Article 14 Dead During Corona War?

Can there be class bias and discrimination in dealing with lockdown issues. Can there be class bias and discrimination in dealing with lockdown issues?The Government of UP is sending a fleet of busses to fetch over 9000 students belonging to Uttar Pradesh, who are stranded in Kota Rajasthan. They had gone there for coaching. Rajasthan 's Chief Minister wants other States to take back their students in a similar fashion. Mr. Nitish Kumar, the Bihar Chief Minister, justifiably raises a red flag...

Plea In SC Challenges Validity Of Government Order Directing 100% Payment Of Wages During Lockdown By Commercial Establishments [Read Petition]

A petition has been initiated in the Supreme Court for quashing of Government Order (GO) dated March 29 and March 31, 2020 to the extent of the direction to pay full salary to staff, contract workers, casual workers and other workers during the period of lockdown, even though factories are not operational."...challenging the constitutional validity of Government Order dated March 29, 2020,...

No Reservation In Promotions Without Examining Adequacy Of Representation In Promotional Posts : SC [Read Judgment]

Following the principle that reservation in promotions cannot be granted without examining adequacy of representation in promotional posts, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the quashing of a resolution passed Orissa Government.The impugned resolution passed in 2002 had provided reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotional posts in Orissa Administrative Service...