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Allegation Of Communalising Corona By Print And Visual Media:Madras HC Dismisses Plea For Framing Guidelines [Read Order]
"This Court also takes judicial notice to the fact that though all the entities are covered under the relevant Statutes, visual media is not coming under the ambit of the Statute and it is for the Government of India to look into the said aspect and this Court is not going to the same,"
"No Logic To Restrict Working Only To Hear Urgent Matters': GHCAA Prez Writes To CJ Requesting To Commence "Full-Fledged" Functioning [Read Letter]
"Imparting justice is also a sovereign function of the State through judiciary. Shutting down the courts or restricting its functioning only to extraordinary urgent matters does not reflect well to the reputation of the High Court to a man of prudence." President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association, Yatin Oza has addressed a letter to Chief Justice Vikram Nath, urging him...
High Courts Weekly Round Up [April 27- May 3]
Allahabad High Court 1) Allahabad HC To Hear Plea For Establishment Of Commission To Assess The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On The Indian Economy [Dr. Shivji Shukla v. Union of India & Ors.] The Lucknow bench of the High Court comprising of Justices Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Karunesh Singh Pawa has agreed to hear a PIL pertaining to establishment of a Commission to assess the...
Ex- Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice And Lokpal Member Justice AK Tripathi Dies Due To Corona Infection
Former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and Lokpal member Justice AK Tripathi has died due to COVID-19 infection.Justice (Retd.) Tripathi was one of the four judicial members of Lokpal and had been appointed on 23rd March 2019. He had been admitted on April 2nd at AIIMS, Delhi. His daughter and cook had also been infected, but sources indicate that they have since recovered....
Karnataka HC Allows Woman To Terminate Her 25 Week Pregnancy [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a plea filed by a 32-year-old woman seeking to terminate her 25 week pregnancy, due to anomalies in the foetus. Currently, section 3 (2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, bars abortion after 20th week of pregnancy. Justice B M Shyam Prasad while allowing the plea said "In the light of the law as regards the right of a pregnant woman...
Allahabad HC Restricts Summer Vacation Between June 22 and June 26 [Read Minutes]
The Allahabad High Court has resolved to continue the order for suspension of regular court work in both the High Court as well as the courts Subordinate to it. In a meeting of the Administrative Committee of the High Court, conducted at 11am on May 2 via video conferencing, it has been resolved that in lieu of this period, the High Court will remain open during the period of...
Madhya Pradesh HC To Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 17 [Read Circular]
In view of phase three of the nationwide lockdown, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has extended the period of suspension of regular court work and has announced that only urgent matters will be heard via video conferencing till May 17, 2020. In a Circular issued by the Registrar General of the High Court on Saturday, it has been intimated that the operation of previous Circulars issued...
Madras HC Directs Criminal Courts To Expeditiously Dispose Of Alcohol Items Stored In Their Property Rooms [Read Order]
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has made a direction to all the Criminal Courts in the State to expeditiously "dispose of" alcohol items that are stored in court's "Property Rooms". A division bench comprising of Justice PN Prakash and Justice T. Krishnavalli passed the order after it was informed that some "desperate addicts" stole alcohol from the court's custody. In...
GST - No Interest Recovery Without Show Cause Notice & Adjudication : Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]
The process of recovery of interest cannot be initiated against an assessee under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act without a prior show cause notice and adjudication proceedings, Jharkhand High Court has held. On this principle, a bench comprising Justices HC Mishra and Deepak Roshan set aside an order issued by the GST Department to a partnership firm for recovery of interest on...
Eminent Citizens Write To Centre For Additional Budget allocation & Proactive implementation of NREGA
Several eminent persons have written to Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, for urgent and immediate steps to enable NREGA in order to combat the economic crisis being perpetuated in the country in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Signed by individuals such as Harsh Mander, Yogendra Yadav, Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Jean Dreze and others, the letter...
Resolve Issues Faced By Junior Members Of Bar : Karnataka HC Asks KSBC
The Karnataka High court has suggested to the Karnataka State Bar Council to hold meetings through video conference with the petitioners as well as with the chair persons/presidents of Taluk and District Bar Associations to resolve the issue faced by junior members of the Bar. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna gave the direction while hearing...
Lockdown 3.0: Delhi HC Extends Restrictive Functioning Till May 17
In light of further extension of the nationwide lockdown, the Delhi High Court has also decided to continue with its restricted functioning till May 17. The terms of the court functioning, both in the High Court as well as in the subordinate courts, will be similar to those prescribed in earlier orders dated March 23, March 25, and April 15. To further expedite the...