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Delhi Riots : Former Delhi HC Judge Justice Sunil Gaur Appointed As Claims Commissioner
The Delhi Government has appointed former Delhi HC judge Justice Sunil Gaur as 'Claims Commissioner' to investigate the damages and to award compensation relating to the riots which took place in Delhi in February. The appointment is in terms of the directions given by SC in the 2009 case "Destruction of Public and Private Properties vs State of Andhra Pradesh (2009) 5 SCC 212.The term...
Not An Exclusive COVID19 Hospital; Treating Patients With Other Ailments Also: AIIMS Tells Delhi HC
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has informed the Delhi High Court that the hospital's main facility is not an exclusive COVID19 facility, and the patients of other ailments are getting treatment in AIIMS.The said information was given by Mr Anand Varma, who was appearing for AIIMS in a plea seeking adequate treatment of underprivileged persons who are suffering from non-COVID...
Include Work Of Protection Officers Under Domestic Violence Act As Essential Services; Legal Aid Clinic At JGLS Writes To MHA [Read Letter]
The members of Legal Aid Clinic from Jindal Global Law School wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday seeking inclusion of work done by Protection Officers authorized under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 as "essential services". Student members contended that the lockdown that has followed the pandemic of coronavirus has resulted in a "shadow...
ASHA Workers At The Forefront Of Fight Against Covid-19, Ensure Proposed Payment Of Rs.200/day Instead Of Rs.1000/month: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court's bench at Nagpur on Thursday via video conferencing passed several directions while hearing a batch of PILs and writ petition which deal with concerns of citizens regarding steps being taken by the state government and district authorities to combat the pandemic of Covid-19. Most significantly, Justice Manish Pitale, while considering an application filed on behalf...
SC Collegium Recommends Transfer of Bombay HC Judge Justice A.M. Badar To Kerala HC [Read Notification]
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Mr. Justice A.M. Badar,Judge, Bombay High Court to Kerala High Court.Justice Badar was born on August 10, 1961 in a family of lawyers. He completed his B.Com. and LL.B. from GS College of Commerce and Economics, Nagpur and University College of Law, Nagpur, respectively.He enrolled as an advocate in September of 1985 and started a legal...
Three Additional Judges Of Calcutta HC Made Permanent [Read Notification]
The Central government has notified the appointment of three Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, as Permanent Judges. They are: Justice Bibek Chaudhuri Justice Subhasis Dasgupta Justice Suvra Ghosh The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the same vide a resolution dated April 20. Justices Chaudhuri and Dasgupta were appointed as judges of the high court...
Madras HC & Subordinate Courts To Continue Hearings Via Video Conferencing With Increased Benches; Expands Scope Of Matters To Be Heard [Read Statement]
The Full Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday resolved to continue the system of hearing of matters through video conferencing, in the month of May. The Full Court also decided to increase the number of sitting benches and expand the scope of matters that will be heard. Earlier, the High Court had cancelled the summer vacations for all the courts in the state and had decided...
Centre Appoints Five Judicial Officers as Additional Judges Of Karnataka HC [Read Notification]
The Central Government has notified the appointment of five Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are: Shivashankar AmarannavarMakkimane Ganeshaiah UmaVedavyasachar SrishanandaHanchate SanjeevkumarPadmaraj Nemachandra Desai They will assume their respective offices for a period of two years, in the above order of...
'It Will Be Counterproductive" Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Form An Expert Committee To Monitor Govt.Actions On COVID-19
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed off a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to constitute an expert committee at State Level, headed by a Sitting Judge or a retired Judge of the high court and consisting of chosen eminent scientists and experts from ISRO, DRDO, Director, Disease Control Institute, Bengaluru etc, to deal with the issue of COVID-19. A division bench...
Delhi Court Grants Bail To Corporate Lobbyist Deepak Talwar [Read Order]
A Delhi Court Friday granted bail to corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to receiving foreign funding illegally.Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar gave relief to Talwar on the condition that he will cooperate with the investigation and will not try to influence witness or hamper probe in the case.While seeking bail, the accused...
Delhi HC Decides Not To Use Centralised AC System As A Precautionary Measure Against COVID19
Delhi High Court has decided to not to use the centralised air conditioning system as a precautionary measure to curb the spreading of the coronavirus in the court complex. The decision to use other alternatives such as ceiling fans and wall fans has been taken by the Committee For Creating Graded Action Plan headed by Justice Hima Kohli of the Delhi High Court. The...
Responsible Journalism Excludes Irresponsible Reporting: Calcutta HC Asks Media To Verify Reports With Uploaded Orders [Read Order]
While hearing a PIL related to the progress made by the State Government it in terms of tackling the menace of COVID-19 pandemic, the Calcutta High Court cautioned the media to dissuade itself from "irresponsible reporting". The remarks were made by a division bench led by Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, when the state government pointed out that the PIL was a...