Cat Owner Moves Kerala HC Challenging Refusal Of 'Pass' For Buying Pet Food Amid Lockdown [Read Petition]

Challenging the refusal of Kerala police to issue 'pass' for buying pet-food amid the COVID-19 lockdown, a cat-owner has filed a writ petition in the High Court of Kerala.The petitioner, N Prakash, an owner of three cats, is aggrieved by the decision of the police to refuse him vehicle pass for purchasing cat food.In the petition filed by him as party-in-person, he states that the cats are fed...

'Right To Make Reproductive Choices A Facet Of Personal Liberty Under Art 21' :Kerala HC Allows Abortion For 14 Year Old Rape Survivor [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has allowed the termination of 24-week long pregnancy of a 14 year old rape survivor.Terming it a "difficult and disheartening situation", a division bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P Chaly passed the order after an urgent hearing held via video-conferencing, based on the opinion of the Medical Board that the continuation of pregnancy...

Coronavirus And The Constitution – IV: Privacy In A Public Health Crisis

In a bid to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, governments across the world are using means and measures that would otherwise be considered invasive and illegitimate. In some countries—China and Israel, among others—the State has used phone tracking devices to monitor the movements of persons who have either contracted the virus or have come into contact with someone who might have done so. Even the European Union has relaxed some of its existing regulations governing the sharing of location data....

Aruna Roy And Nikhil Dey Move SC For Payment of Wages to MNREGA Workers, Temporary Job Cards To Migrants [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India by activists Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey for issuance of uniform guidelines to all States/Union Territories to ensure that all active and registered job card holders under the MGNREGA Act are deemed to be at work, and are accordingly paid full wages at the earliest.The plea, filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan on behalf of the...

[Fake News Alert] News That No Person Apart From Govt Is Allowed To Share Or Post COVID-19 Updates Is False

A fake news is being widely circulated in social media and Whatsapp groups that apart from government, no other person is allowed to post any update or share any forward related to COVID-19. This false message is as follows :"Dear All,Mandate for All :Tonight 12(midnight) onwards Disaster Management Act has been implemented across the country. According to this update, apart from the...

Justice Chandrachud, Chairperson Of SC E-Committee, Confers With HC Judges On Video-Conferencing & Web Hosting Of Proceedings

In its endeavour to ensure that urgent matters are heard promptly during the period of the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of Covid - 19 and that parties are not required to come to court for other cases listed for hearing, the E-Committee of the Supreme Court assembled through video conferencing in the morning.The Chairperson, Dr. Justice Chandrachud, reviewed the measures which have...

"Grave Offences Against Humanity": International Council of Jurists Move UNHRC Against China Seeking COVID-19 Reparations [Read Complaint]

The International Council of Jurists and the All India Bar Association have filed a complaint in the United Nations Human Rights Council against China for committing "grave offences against the humanity" throughout the world, in the form of COVID-19 pandemic. The complaint lodged by Dr. Adish C Aggarwala, President of International Council of Jurists, and Chairman of All India...

SC Allows NDTV's Appeal To Quash Income Tax Re-Assessment Notice [Read Judgment]

In a major relief to media company New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), the Supreme Court on Friday allowed its appeal to quash the notice issued by the Income Tax Department seeking to re-open it income assessment for the financial year 2007-08.The assessing officer had issued notices to NDTV under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act on the ground of escapement of income from assessment and...

Karnataka Road Blockade : SC Directs Centre, Kerala & Karnataka To Meet And Formulate Parameters For Safe Passage Of Patients [Read Order]

Notably, the bench has not stayed the order of Kerala HC.

SC Expresses Concern About Plight Of Migrant Workers; Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Payment Of Wages By Govt

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the Public Interest Litigation petition filed by activists Harsh Mander and Anjali Bharadwaj seeking directions to the government to pay wages to the migrant workers in the unorganized sector amid the national lockdown.The bench comprising Justices Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta heard Advocate Prashant Bhushan for the petitioners and sought...

[Breaking] SC Takes Suo Moto Case On Mahua Moitra's Letter About Migrant Workers Stranded Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto case on the basis of a letter sent by Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament, to the CJI highlighting the plight of migrant workers amid the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta is considering the case tomorrow. Moitra has said that she will be appearing in person in the...

[Breaking] Karnataka Moves SC Against Kerala HC Direction To Remove Road Blockade For Essential Medical Services

The State of Karnataka has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the High Court of Kerala which directed the Union Government to remove the border blockade imposed by Karnataka to allow entry for patients from Kerala to access emergency medical care in hospitals in Karnataka.Kerala has filed CAVEAT in the matter. A bench comprising Justices Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta...