2G Speed Restrictions For Internet In Jammu & Kashmir Extended Till July 8

The Home Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has passed another Order, extending the restrictions on internet speed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till July 8, 2020.The order passed by the Home Secretary of J&K Administration said that high speed net was likely to be used to coordinate and facilitate infiltration. It also mentioned that 2G speed hasn't...

"Complete Access To Justice Yet At A Distance"; All Interim Orders Of Bombay HC And Subordinate Courts Extended Till July 15 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday decided to extend all interim orders passed by the High Court and subordinate courts till July 15. Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice AA Sayed, Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Tated observed- "The lockdown is still on. Complete access to justice is yet at a distance. Having regard to the prevailing situation, in exercise of powers inherent in...

Patients Should Be Screened For Covid-19 Before Admission To Emergency Surgery and Urgent Elective Surgery :Delhi HC Agrees With Govt. And AIIMS [Read Order]

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the government considers it prudent for all parties, including medical professionals, to defer elective procedures to a stage where the spread of pandemic is manageable/under better control. The said statement was made before the Single Bench of Justice Najmi Waziri in a writ petition filed by a Delhi based ENT Surgeon...

Karnataka Govt Not Identifying Migrants For Transport In Letter & Spirit Of SC Directions : HC

The Court said that there was no "rational and fair system" adopted by the State in identifying migrants

'Consider Providing Financial/Material Assistance To Beneficiaries Of Maintenance Orders Passed, But Not Complied With On Account Of COVID Pandemic': J & K HC To UT Govt [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Territory Government to examine the possibility of providing assistance to these persons, financial as well as material, to enable the survival and sustenance of the persons in whose favour the courts have passed the maintenance orders. The Chief Justice-led bench was perusing a report of the J & K State Legal...

'A City Doesn't Become Smart City By Occupying Parks': Karnataka HC Prohibits Constructions In Nehru Maidan at Mangalore

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed that there will be a complete prohibition on construction of any building or structure inside the Nehru Maidan at Mangalore.The Court observed "don't convert a city into smart city by occupying parks".It added :"A judicial notice will have to be taken that open spaces like parks and playgrounds are destroyed over time. Citizens have the...

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Waiver of Outstanding Rent of Tenants And Compensation For Landlords For Allowing Such Waiver [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking waiver of the outstanding rent of tenants due to the economic hardship caused by the lockdown. While imposing costs of ₹10,000, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan noted that it cannot do charity at the cost of others. 'Charity beyond law is an injustice to others', the court said. The...

Physical Filing To Be Allowed From June 19 In All Subordinate Courts Across Maharashtra, Goa & Union Territories of Dadra Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu [Read Circular]

The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court along with judges of the administrative committee on Tuesday issued a fresh circular in modification of a standard operating procedure (SOP) dated June 3 applicable to the States of Maharashtra and Goa and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As per the new circular, For Courts across the States of Maharashtra...

Allahabad HC During COVID19

LiveLaw has taken an initiative to analyse the functioning of High Courts across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have taken various parameters such as the volume of cases filed, the number of cases disposed, the proactive steps taken by the High Courts, guidance to the subordinate judiciary etc. This data compilation will be an ongoing work and periodically revised with...

Sorry State Of Affairs Says Bombay HC As ADG Prisons Informs Swab Samples Of 4 Inmates Collected After Death Tested Positive For Covid-19, One Committed Suicide [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the report submitted by the Additional Director General Of Police (Prisons) reveals a sorry state of affairs as the report stated that four inmates of three different prisons in the State died and swab samples collected after their death revealed that they were Covid-19 positive. One of the four dead was 33-year-old Balu Gadshinge,...

Explain Difficulty In Releasing Feeding Tubes; Bombay HC Asks Customs About Withholding Imported Feeding Tubes For Cancer Survivor [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday enquired from the Commissioner of Customs about the difficulty in releasing feeding tubes imported from the United States for a cancer survivor who is unable to eat without them due to a surgery he underwent. Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice NR Borkar via video conferencing were hearing a writ petition filed by Samir Patel, a...

[Black Lives Matter] Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Permission To Hold Protests Against Detention Of Indigenous People of Biafra

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to be issued to the Delhi Police for allowing protests to be held under the banner of 'Black Lives Matter' against the detention of some ingenious people of Biafra. Filed by IPOB, The Petitioner organisation seeks permission to hold peaceful protests outside Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi against certain arrests made...