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Calcutta HC Requires Colour Blind Land Owner To Be Employed Suitably By Acquiring Authority [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared that a member of a family whose land has been acquired with an assurance of providing an employment over and above the financial compensation, cannot be denied any employment in the organisation on the ground of his suffering from colour blindness.The case of the petitioner was that he belongs to a family of land loser inasmuch as 2.03 acres of land...
Prior Use In One Jurisdiction Would Not In Itself Entitle User To Exclusive Rights In Other Dominion: Delhi HC Clarifies Law On Spill Over of Reputation [Read Order]
Delhi High Court denied interim injunction in an application wherein the plaintiff, while not having business operations in India, could also not prove spill over of reputation and goodwill, from abroad to India. While holding that there's no prima facie case to pass injunction against the defendants, the Single Bench of Justice Endlaw noted that mere ownership or even...
'Govt.To Take The Decision': Karnataka HC Rejects Plea For Making Public The Personal Details Of Persons Who Contacted COVID-19 Via Nizamuddin Incident [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea filed seeking directions to the State and Central government to make public details of those persons who have allegedly contacted Coronavirus at the religious event held in Nizamuddin, Delhi. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna while disposing of the petition filed by one Girish Bharadwaj and Geeta...
Palghar Mob Lynching: Advocate Files PIL In Bombay HC Seeking CBI/SIT Investigation [Read Petition]
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of investigation in the palghar mob lynching case to Central Bureau of Investigation or in the alternative, directions to constitute a Special Investigation team to probe the case.The petitioner, Alakh Alok Shrivastava is an advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He has contended that video clips of...
Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Sentence Of A Man Convicted Under POCSO Act, Directs Use of Google's 'Drop A Pin' To Send Live Location To Investigating Officer [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has granted interim suspension of sentence to a man convicted and sentenced for 10 years of imprisonment for committing sexual assault on a minor. While taking into consideration the medical vulnerability of the convict, the Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has temporarily suspended the said sentence for 3 months on multiple conditions. Ms...
State Must Ensure No Health Staff Is Deprived Of Salaries : Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to place on record its policy decision to provide police protection to doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers. State has also been directed to ensure that no nurses, paramedical staff or ASHA workers are deprived of their salaries. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay...
"One Fails To Understand The Logic Behind This"; Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of News On Circular Prohibiting Door-To-Door Delivery Of Newspapers [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court's bench at Aurangabad took suo-motu cognizance of newspaper reports regarding a circular/notification signed by Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta whereby print media was exempted from lockdown but the door-to-door delivery of magazines and newspapers was prohibited. Justice PB Varale referred to news published in 'Lokmat' and 'The Hindu' regarding this notification and...
Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Access To Medical Services To Pregnant Women During Lockdown
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking the enforcement of the right to life of pregnant women who are facing barriers in accessing safe medical services for pregnancy and childbirth due to COVID-19 and the lockdown. Filed by Sama Resource Group For Women and Health, the petition seeks access to timely,proper and affordable reproductive and neonatal healthcare...
Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction To State/Union Govt To Transport Migrant Labourers To Their Homes [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by an agriculturist seeking directions to the state government to screen the migrant labourers who are kept in shelter homes or their temporary dwelling and if tested negative for Coronavirus, then drop them to their homes for free, using the State/Central government transport facility. A division bench of Chief...
[Lockdown] Karnataka HC Allows Supermarkets To Remain Open 24x7 To Ensure Uninterrupted Supply Of Essential Items [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed challenging the order of the Director General and Inspector General of Police, allowing super markets to remain open 24x7, to ensure uninterrupted supply of grocery and other essential items to citizens. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna while disposing off the petition filed by Sandhya...
Jharkhand HC Closes PIL For "Safe Management And Disposal" of Covid Infected Dead Bodies, After Govt's Assurance [Read Order]
The Jharkhand High Court recently disposed of a PIL seeking "safe management and disposal" of Covid infected dead bodies by directing the state government to implement the "Dead Body Management Guidelines" notified by Government of India last month. The petition was disposed of by a bench comprising of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad after assurances...
Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt. To Install Ventilators In Hospitals Dedicated For COVID-19 Treatment [Read Order]
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to install ventilators in the hospitals which are dedicated to the treatment of COVID-19 patients and do not have any ventilators yet. The order was given in the course of two writ petition which sought proper medical equipment to be supplied in the hospitals which were battling with the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench of...