Hazrat Nizamuddin Village Still Sealed Even After 65 Days Without COVID-19 Cases : Legal Notice To South East Delhi DM

The President of Hazrat Nizamuddin Village RWA has served a legal notice to Smt Harleen Kaur, the South East Delhi District Magistrate (DM), alleging that the officer was arbitrarily keeping the area sealed as a COVID-19 containment zone for over 65 days. The notice alleges that the Hazrat Nizamuddin Village, in the National Capital, has been targeted, in pursuance of a deep...

PIL In Delhi HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation Of Welfare Funds Meant For Building Construction Workers

A PIL has been filed by an NGO before the Delhi High Court seeking CBI probe into an alleged misappropriation of Delhi Cess fund worth crores which is exclusively meant for benefit of the registered building and construction workers in the national capital. The petition has been filed by Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Sansthan (PDUSS), an NGO, which stated that Delhi Cess fund has...

Special Court Allows ED To Attach All Properties Of Fugitive Diamantaire Nirav Modi Barring Mortgaged Properties

A Special Court in Mumbai on Monday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach properties of fugitive economic offender (FEO) Nirav Modi and to confiscate them, with the exception of those properties mortgaged or hypothecated to parties like Punjab National Bank (PNB). Special Judge, City Civil & Sessions Court VC Barde passed the order while hearing an application filed by ED...

'Inconvenience Suffered By Individuals For Common Good Cannot Be Termed As Violative Of Any Fundamental Rights': Kerala HC [Read Order]

"At times, some inconveniences may have to be suffered by the individuals for the common good and welfare of the public at large and that cannot be termed as violative of any fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens", observed the Kerala High Court last week. "So much so, the action taken to rectify a defect cannot be said to be mala fide, arbitrary or illegal", said the...

Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till June 29 [Read Order]

Keeping in view the restrictions on movement of individuals in several areas and non-functioning of courts in containment zones, the Allahabad High Court has further extended all the interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till June 29, 2020. Further, orders of eviction, dispossession or demolition shall remain in abeyance...

Manipur HC Bars 7 MLAs, Who Switched From Congress To BJP, From Entering Assembly As Speaker Fails To Decide On Disqualification

The Manipur High Court on Monday barred 7 MLAs, who had switched from Congress to BJP, from entering the Manipur Legislative Assembly until the Speaker takes a final decision on the applications filed way back in 2018 seeking their disqualification on the ground of defection. The MLAs who faced the Court's action are Sanasam Bira Singh, Gisuanhau, Oinam Lukhoi Singh, Ngamthang...

Punjab & Haryana HC Frames Charges Against Court Clerk For Maligning Judicial Officers Via YouTube [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has instituted suo moto contempt proceedings against a Court Clerk, posted at the Sessions Court in Mansa, allegedly for maligning Judicial Officers via Youtube. The contemnor, Harmeet Singh, is accused of creating a YouTube account titled "Ugly face of Indian Judiciary, Ludhiana", and uploading videos "lambasting" the judicial officers by leveling...

Orissa HC Dismisses PIL For Allowing 'Darshan' Of Ceremonial Bathing Of Deities Of Puri Jagannath Temple, To Decide Tomorrow Whether Annual 'Ratha Yatra' To Proceed From June 23 [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL challenging the June 1 order of the state government directing that the religious places/places of worship for public shall continue to remain closed till the end of the month. The petition sought that devotees be allowed 'darshan' of Lord Shree Jagannath on 'Shnana Purnima' on June 5 outside the Meghanada Pacheri (the outer wall of...

Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Issuance of E-Coupons For Ration To The Destitute Families of Delhi's Northeast District [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a PIL seeking writ of mandamus to be issued to the Delhi Government to provide e-coupons for ration to the economically underprivileged families living in the northeast districts of Delhi. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has issued notice to the Delhi Government and has asked it to file a status report within one week. ...

'If State Offices Don't Accept Notice Via Email, Entire Purpose Of E-Filing Will Be Frustrated': Letter To Allahabad Chief Justice [Read Letter]

A letter has been addressed to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, highlighting the anomalies created by the State Offices at the High Court that are not receiving advance notices of fresh petitions/ applications through e-mail. On April 11, 2020, the High Court had issued an administrative order stipulating that where any advance notice of the petition is to be given...

Plea In Delhi HC For Audit Of Private Hospitals Run Alongside Charitable Trust On Free/ Concessional Government Institutional Land [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi HC seeking forensic audit of private hospitals including Fortis Group, Apollo Group, Maxx Hospital, BLK Hospital and Manipal Hospital, allegedly for having indulged in criminal offences of cheating and fraud upon their patients.The petition has been filed by Advocates Shobha Gupta, Rajesh Sachdeva and Anubhav Singh alleging that these private hospitals,...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi Govt's Order To Not Test Asymptomatic & Pre-Symptomatic Patients For COVID19

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea asking the court to set aside Delhi Government's decision to not test individuals who are asymptomatic, that is, who do not show symptoms of the COVID19 infection. A Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has issued notice to the Delhi Government in a petition that also asks the government to not to charge...