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Letter Petition In Calcutta HC Earmarks Ambiguous Information Of COVID19 By State Govt.
A letter initated in the form of PIL which has sought suitable directions from the Calcultta High Court regarding disclosure of Information about the Coronavirus Pandemic by the State Government was taken up on Thursday.A bench of Chief Justice Thottahil B. Radhakrishnan & Justice Arijit Banerjee adjourned the matter to April 17 on the submission of State seeking a copy of the Letter...
"Lawyers Abstaining From Work In View Of COVID-19 Pandemic": Rajasthan HC Grants Bail In The Absence Of Lawyers In Many Cases
Notwithstanding the non-appearance of Advocates amidst the unprecedented situation created by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Rajasthan High Court has heard over a hundred bail applications since the crisis begun. Yesterday alone, the High Court allowed around 20 bail applications relating to criminal complaints registered under IPC, NDPS Act, etc, in absence of the...
Private Schools Should Waive Fees In Light of Lockdown: Plea Moved in Delhi HC
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to all private and unaided schools to waive fees or charges during the lockdown and till the time schools become operational again. Moved by Amit Sahni, the petition also seeks directions to be issued to the Delhi Government to provide sufficient funds to schools so that they can meet their bare liabilities such as...
Gauhati HC Prescribes Conditions For Release From Foreigners' Detention Centres [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has issued certain general directions to be observed by all the Foreigners Detention Centers in Assam, while determining and releasing eligible detainees as per the direction of the Supreme Court. On Monday, April 13, a bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar had ordered that all those detainees...
Lockdown: Delhi Bar Association Writes To Delhi CM Seeking Permission For Advocates To Commute To & Fro Their Offices [Read Letter]
The Delhi Bar Association has written to the Delhi CM urging him to permit Advocates to commute from their residence to their offices, while strictly following prescribed norms of social distancing, in view of the exemption granted to self-employed persons under the lockdown guidelines. The letter points out that under the relaxed guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs,...
Delhi HC Issues Notice In Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing Of The FIR Under SC/ST Atrocities Act [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by a police officer seeking quashing of an FIR against him which was registered for offences punishable under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The plea has been moved under Section 14 of the said Act against the order dated 29/02/20, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, wherein the state was directed...
Centre Extends Time For Renewal Of Health, Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies Till May 15
Taking note of the extended national lockdown till May 3 due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Finance issued notifications to extend the time for renewal of health and third party motor vehicle insurance policies till May 15.The benefit is applicable to those policy holders whose policies fell due for renewal between March 25 and May 3 and who could not make payment due to the...
Delhi HC Allows Application To Extend Time For Completion Of Arbitration Proceedings Due To COVID19 Lockdown [Read Order]
In a plea moved under Section 29A(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Delhi High Court has allowed extension of time for concluding the arbitration proceedings and passing of the award, in light of the COVID19 pandemic. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has extended the time for the said proceedings by 6 months, after a consensus was reached between both...
Plea In Madras HC Against Communalization Of COVID-19 Pandemic
"Certain section of the media reported the entire incident with a communal flavour, with phrases such as "Corona Jihad". It was apparent that the unfortunate incident of the Tablighi Jamat was being used to demonise Muslim Community", the plea said.
Police Order Prohibiting Dissemination Of Information Via Social Media To Protect People From Fake News On Covid-19: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the order passed by Mumbai Police dated April 10 prohibiting people from disseminating information through social media platforms like Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram etc was prima facie done with the objective of protecting people from false or incorrect information about Covid-19. Justice RK Deshpande via video...
GHCAA Writes To Ahmedabad Police Commissioner To Permit Advocates To Travel From Residence To Offices [Read Letter]
The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has written to the Ahmadabad city police commissioner to permit Advocates to commute from their residence to offices. In its letter, attention has been drawn to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs today, where a categorical provision has been made allowing the self-employed persons to carry on their routine activities. It...