'Bail Is Not To Be Withheld As A Punishment': Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has reiterated that bail is not to be withheld as a mode of punishment because guilt of an accused is established only at conclusion of trial. While allowing the regular bail application of the Petitioner-accused who had joined the investigation as and when required, the bench comprised of Justice Sandeep Sharma observed, "object of the bail...

Human Rights Commission Cannot Decide Disputes Arising Out Of Exercise Of Statutory Powers And Duties: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"The very nature and power of the Human Rights Commission is recommendatory, when it is called upon to decide the rights of the individual which otherwise available to him collectively."

Citing Recent Delhi HC Order, Trial Court Grants Bail To Delhi Riots Accused In All Other FIRs Against Him [Read Order]

Citing the order passed by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court on 29/05/20, the trial court in Delhi has granted bail to Delhi Riots accused Firoz Khan in all other FIRs registered against him. In that May 29 order, the Delhi High Court had granted bail to Faizal Khan in of the FIRs against him by noting that prison is primarily for punishing convicts ; not...

Covid-19: Following Bombay HC's SOP For Subordinate Courts, CMM Court Issues Circular With Precautionary Measures For Litigants & Advocates [Read Procedure]

The Bombay High Court issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for subordinate courts in Maharashtra, Goa, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu dated June 3 declaring that Courts in Goa and the Union Territories are set to begin functioning with 50% staff and all subordinate courts in Maharashtra will function at 15% staff. From tomorrow, subordinate...

[Fake Calls] Registered Mobile Phone Owners Cannot Claim Innocence By Saying That Their Phone Was Used By Someone Else: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday held that if a mobile phone number is used for commission of an offence, its registered owner cannot shirk off his liability by simply claiming that the phone was used by someone else. A single-Judge bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi clarified that the registered mobile phone owner is predisposed to explain the court as to how his...

Law Student Moves Meghalaya HC Against Govt. Order Mandating Download And Use Of Contact-Tracing Apps By Those Under Home Quarantine

The Meghalaya High Court has been moved in a PIL challenging the mandatory imposition of "Corontine App" and "Stay Safe Meghalaya App" contact tracing apps by the state government. Jade J. Lyngdoh, a student of National Law University, Jodhpur has challenged the March 29 order of the Government of Meghalaya mandating all persons who have been recommended for home quarantine/ isolation...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing June 1 To June 7 Allahabad High Court 1) Allahabad HC Directs Govt To Establish District Level Committees To Supervise Functining Of Quarantine Centers [Shaad Anwar v. State of UP] The bench comprising of Justices Shashi Kant Gupta and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to constitute a three-member Committee in every district so as to...

Bombay HC Allows Standalone Liquor Shop In Mall To Open Noting That It Has Separate Entrance Independent Of Mall Entrance

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to grant permission to 'World Of Wines', a liquor store which is located inside a mall at Nariman Point, to operate as a standalone liquor shop and effect home delivery of liquor as per the Corporation's guidelines. Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice SP Tavade was hearing a...

Allahabad HC Directs Police Authorities To Take Lawful Action Against A Man Accused Of Abusing Safai Karmcharis [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the police authorities in the state to take apposite legal action against a man who was accused of abusing a Safai Karmchari and threatening to harm her family. The bench comprising of Justices Anil Kumar and Manish Mathur has asked the Superintendent of Police of the concerned district to act on the FIR and take action in compliance with...

'Keralites Stranded In Dhaka To Be Repatriated On June 15-16 In Phase III Of Vande Bharat Mission': Centre Assures Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Government of India informed the Kerala High Court on Friday that the third phase of the Vande Bharat Mission for repatriation of Indian citizens stranded abroad is due to start on June 10 and that the Keralites in Bangladesh, Dhaka are being accommodated on the flights scheduled on June 15 and 16 from Dhaka to Delhi. The High Court was hearing a writ petition seeking directions to the...

Bombay HC Orders Status Quo On Requisition Of Redeveloped Properties As Quarantine Centers [Read Order]

The High Court of Bombay on Friday directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to maintain status quo with regard to its order for requisition of some re-developed buildings as quarantine centers. The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade after it was informed that the original owners / tenants of...

Notification Raising IBC Threshold For CIRP Prospective In Nature : NCLT [Read Order]

The Chennai Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has held that the Central Government's decision to enhance the minimum threshold for the initiation of insolvency proceedings is prospective in nature. On March 24, 2020 the Centre issued a Notification under Section 4 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IB Code), through which the minimum threshold for a petition to...