The Concept Of Video Conferencing Is New But The Courts Have Risen To The Occasion: Delhi HC Notes While Disposing Of Plea Seeking Courts To Hear All Matters [Read Order]

While disposing of a plea seeking courts to hear all matters, the Delhi High Court observed that the procedure of hearing matters through video conferencing is new to both the court and the counsel and each day throws a new challenge but that is not to say that the High Court and the Subordinate Courts have not risen to the occasion. These observations were made in a plea...

Breaking: Delhi HC Stays Investigation Against Vinod Dua In An FIR Accusing Him of Spreading Communal Enmity Through His YouTube Show [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has temporarily stayed the investigation against Vinod Dua in an FIR which alleges him of spreading misinformation and causing communal enmity on his YouTube show. While holding that there's no prima facie case against Mr Dua to warrant the registration of FIR, the Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani noted that there is no allegation that...

Delhi HC Directs All Private Hospitals That Are Called Upon To Reserve 20% Beds For COVID Patients To Also Conduct Tests Of Those Seeking Admission For Non-COVID Procedures [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed all the private hospitals in Delhi that have been called upon to reserve 20% beds for admitting COVID-19 patients, are equipped with labs to conduct the COVID-19 test and have the sanction of the ICMR to do so, should proceed to conduct tests on symptomatic/asymptomatic persons, who seek admission in the hospital for undergoing surgeries/procedures of...

'She May Abscond; Alleged Slogans Affect Public Feelings': Bengaluru Court Denies Bail To Amulya Leona In Sedition Case [Read Order]

Stating that the investigation is not completed and if granted bail she may abscond, a sessions court on Wednesday rejected the bail application filed by Amulya Leona (19), arrested in February on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans at an anti-CAA protest site. Rejecting the bail application, Additional Session Judge Vidyadhar Shirahatti, said : "The I.O. has...

'Trial Court, While Deciding Bail, Should Consider Awarding Reasonable Sum, As Interim Compensation, To Victims, Particularly Those From Unprivileged Classes": Orissa HC

"Dreadful crime challenges the belief in fundamental goodness of the society and if there is an understandable motive or response to some form of provocations, we can't comprehend them as it falls beyond the bonds of moral acceptability", observed the Orissa High Court on Wednesday, urging grant of compensation to victims even at the stage of bail. The Single Bench was considering an...

Delhi Govt Shall Ensure Proper Segregation of COVID and Non-COVID Patients Before Taking Over Private Hospitals: Plea Moved In Delhi HC [Read Petition]

Plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to be issued to the Delhi Government to ensure adequate segregation of COVID and non-COVID patients before taking over private hospitals for COVID facilities. Filed by Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra, the petition seeks quashing of the order dated 24/05/20 by the DG of Health Services wherein it has been directed that all...

Road Construction Companies Move Delhi HC Seeking Restructuring Of Loans Citing Economic Crisis

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court by road construction companies, seeking for a one-time restructuring of loan accounts in wake of the debilitating financial landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filed by Advocates Kotla Harshavardhan, Japneet Kaur and Mansi Sood on behalf of Bharat Road Network Limited and other road construction companies, the plea states that there...

'People Should Be Made Aware That Pandemic Only Increasing Day In And Day Out': Telangana HC Directs Govt. To Publish COVID Statistics On Media[Read Order]

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the State to, not only publish vital statistics on COVID on the Internet, but most importantly to have it published on the front pages of all the Newspapers in the Print Media. The Chief Justice-led bench observed, "For, it is imperative that people should be made aware of the fact that the pandemic is only increasing day in and day out. It...

NLSIU Tops NIRF Rankings For Law Schools; NLU Delhi, NALSAR In Second And Third Ranks

National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore has once again topped the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) rating of top law schools in the country. National Law University, Delhi, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) Hyderabad, and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur are ranked second, third, and fourth respectively in the list prepared by...

Cauvery Calling Project : Karnataka HC Seeks Govt Explanation On Involvement Of 'Isha Foundation' & 'Isha Outreach'

Government should not get influenced by influential persons involved in the project, the Court observed.

Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Reimposition of Lockdown Till June 30

A Plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate imposition of lockdown in the State of Delhi due to the rising number of COVID19 cases. Filed by Advocate Ankit Verma, the present PIL seeks extension of the lockdown in Delhi at least till June 30. The Petitioner has argued that the relaxations given under the new 'Unlock 1.0' Guidelines have severely...

Burning Huts Of Migrants Taking Advantage Of Lockdown Unfortunate : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to give reasons why no action was taken in the month of March when around 90 unoccupied huts of migrant workers were burnt down by miscreants near the Sunday Bazar area in Bengaluru East. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice E S Indiresh observed :"The State will have to take this seriously. In the capital...