Use Of Criminal Law Against Journalists Has Now Become An Unhealthy And Despicable Trend : Editors Guild Of India On FIR Against Supriya Sharma

The Editors Guild of India has issued a statement expressing concern over the FIR registered by Varanasi police against Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of "Scroll" with respect to a report titled "In Varanasi village adopted Prime Minister Modi, people went hungry during lockdown".The Guild termed the FIR "an overreaction" and said that it will seriously undermine the freedom of the...

There Has To Be Rational Use Of Testing Kits : Bombay HC Refuses Relief In PIL Seeking To Do Away With Doctor's Prescription For Covid-19 Testing [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused relief in a public interest litigation seeking directions to the State to do away with the pre-condition of production of a doctor's prescription for Covid-19 testing and observed that prima facie there has to be a rational use of testing kits and the present situation does not warrant grant of any such relief. A division bench of Chief...

COVID-19: 36 Temporary Prisons In 27 Districts Across Maharashtra Being Used To Decongest Prisons; State Informs Bombay HC About New Guidelines

The State of Maharashtra informed the Bombay High Court on Friday about the new guidelines to be implemented in prisons across the State in view of the Covid-19 pandemic in furtherance of the previous guidelines issued in regard to protocol to be followed in administration of prisons for effective handling of coronavirus cases.Court was informed through an affidavit in a batch of PILs...

'Hopefully, Railways Would Rush To Rescue Of Migrants, Their Transportation Being As Much Its Responsibility As The State': Telangana HC [Read Order]

"It is hoped that the South Central Railways would also rush to the rescue of the migrant workers, as it is equally the responsibility of the South Central Railways to help the State Government in transporting the stranded migrant workers out of the State", observed the Telangana High Court on Friday. Last week, the Chief Justice-led bench had suggested that 2-3 bogies in each train...

[Serving the Shramiks] NLSIU Alumni Provide Lakhs Of Food Kits & Water Bottles To Migrant Workers Travelling To Their Homes

In an effort to provide "on-the-ground support" to the migrant workers who continue to leave urban India for their villages and towns amid the pandemic situation, the Alumni Network of the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is providing food kits and water bottles to each one of them. In partnership with the Akshaya Patra Foundation, the alumni network, under...

Delhi Police Detains NLUD Student & Safai Karmchari For Seeking Enforcement Of Delhi Labour Ministry's Order; Released After Lawyers' Intervention [Read Students' Statement]

The Delhi Police on Friday allegedly detained a student of the National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D) along with a safai karamchari, who had assembled outside the University campus for enforcement of Labour Ministry's written order for reinstating the housekeeping staff. As per a statement issued by the Student-protestors, they had assembled outside the campus, not to protest but to...

Delhi HC To Open Up VC Hearings For Public Viewing

The Delhi High Court has decided to open up the virtual hearings for public viewing.By an order dated June 20, the court has decided to operationalise Rule 16.1 of the Video Conferencing Rules which states that:'In order to observe the requirement of an open Court proceeding, members of the public will be allowed to view Court hearings conducted through video conferencing, except...

Calcutta HC Takes Notice Of Reports Of Sexual Abuse Of Children During Lockdown [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Chairperson of the West Bengal Commission for Women to provide information about the alleged cases of child rights violations in the state, during the lockdown period. The bench comprised by Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Harish Tandon took notice of a newspaper article whereby the Chairperson had stated that there has been a spike...

Plea In Allahabad HC Against Ekta Kapoor Production House For Indecent Representation Of Wives' Of Indian Army Officers & Disrespecting Army Uniform

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking a blanket ban on streaming of web series "XXX - Season 2" on subscription based video platform- ALT Balaji, allegedly for disrespecting the Indian Army and their uniforms. The petition has been filed by one Anniruddha Singh, brother-in-law of an Indian soldier, seeking ban on the show produced by Ekta Kapoor, which...

[Covid-19 Risk] KHCAA Requests Kerala HC Chief Justice To Discontinue Physical Sittings & Filings Till June 30 [Read Letter]

The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has requested the Chief Justice Of the High Court to discontinue the physical sittings and physical filings till 30th June, in the wake of the report that a policeman who entered the Court has been tested positive for Covid-19 virus.A judge of the Kerala High Court has gone into quarantine as a policeman who was tested positive for...

Government Has No Right To Walk Into The Court As When They Want: SC Dismisses SLP Filed By State Of WB For 'Enormous Delay' [Read Order]

Government has no right to walk into this Court as and when they want, the Supreme Court remarked while dismissing a Special Leave Petition filed by State of West Bengal for being barred in time. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph was considering a plea to condone delay in filing an SLP. A delay of 1697 days was sought to be condoned on the ground that there is a...

Allahabad HC Issues Notice To UP Assembly Speaker In Plea Seeking Disposal Of Disqualification Proceedings Pending Against Congress MLAs [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by Congress Leader in UP Assembly, Aradhana Misra 'Mona', seeking forthwith disposal of disqualification proceedings pending against Aditi Singh and Rakesh Singh- Congress MLAs alleged of indulging in anti-party activities. The division bench comprised by Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh...