NCDRC To Begin Virtual Hearings From June 15 [Read Circular]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will begin hearing of cases via video conferencing from June 15 onwards. The Commission had resorted to restricted functioning on March 16 in view of the pandemic and it was notified that all the matters requiring extremely urgent hearing may be mentioned before the President, NCDRC, at his Residential Office. Through...

Can Covid-19 Be Transmitted By Mere Touch Of A Person Carrying Virus? Bombay Asks Expert Committee Led By Civil Aviation Secretary

The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Expert Committee headed by Secretary, Civil Aviation to clarify whether mere touch of a person infected with Covid-19 can lead to transmission of the virus. A division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice SP Tavade was hearing the writ petition filed by Commander Deven Y Kanani of Air India who relied upon circular issued by the Government...

[Covid-19] Info On Govt's Welfare Schemes Are Not In Public Domain, Madras HC Directs Govt.To Collate All Information On Schemes [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed all Governmental Authorities to provide the Welfare Schemes that are in vogue, including the ones announced during the COVID pandemic, to the Office of the Additional Advocate General for the state of Tamil Nadu. The Madurai seat of the High Court called upon the AAG to collate all these Welfare Schemes and submit the same as soft copy to the...

[Augusta Westland] Delhi HC Reserves Judgment In ED's Plea Against Grant Of Pardon To Rajiv Saxena [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in Enforcement Directorate's plea for revoking pardon granted to Rajiv Saxena, one of the accused in the VVIP Chooper Scam case. Notice on the application was issued on May 18 and the order was reserved by single-Judge bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar on June 3, after hearing both the parties via video conferencing. A Delhi Court...

Gujarat HC Rejects Bail To Asaram Bapu Citing Threat Of Followers Congregating To Aggravate COVID-19 Situation [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected the interim bail application moved the self-styled godman, Asaram, stating that it would not be feasible to release him on bail, since the same may lead to congregation of his followers and further aggravate the threat of spreading the Corona virus. The order passed by Justice AS Supehia states, "The applicant in the present application...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Mandatory Condition To Install 'Aarogya Setu' App For Air & Rail Travel

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union Government on a petition challenging the directions making installation and use of 'Aarogya Setu' mandatory for travel by air and rail.The plea filed by cyber security activist Anivar Arvind sought directions to authorities to make the use of the contact tracing app developed by NIC voluntary and not mandatory. The plea also sought...

Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking De-Sealing Of Delhi's Borders, Asks Delhi Govt To Highlight The Important Points Of The Order To Citizens

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to upload the order dated June 01, which directed the sealing of Delhi borders, on its website in a prominent manner, so that all the important points are highlighted to the citizens. The order has come in a PIL seeking de-sealing of the Delhi Borders for allowing citizens living in NCR region to access medical facilities in Delhi....

Meghalaya HC & Subordinate Courts To Have Restricted Functioning Till June 30; Interim Orders Extended Till June 15 [Read Circular]

In view of the "unceasing" effect of COVID-19 virus, the Meghalaya High Court has decided that normal functioning of the High Court and Courts subordinate to it will remain suspended till June 30, 2020. It is intimated by way of a Circular that the Courts will function as per the modalities already notified for taking up matters of extremely urgent nature.Further, a Judicial order has...

"Serving the Shramiks: NLSIU, BITS Pilani Partners With Akshaya Patra Foundation To Serve Food And Water To 1,00.000 Sharmik Train Passengers

Alumni of National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) and Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani (BITS, Pilani), have partnered with the Akshaya Patra Foundation in a mission to serve food and water to 1,00,000 Shramik train passengers as they board trains at Mumbai and Delhi from 3rd June onwards. In light of news reports which have brought to the fore the deplorable condition...

Allahabad HC To 'Function As Usual' From June 8 Onwards; Physical Filings Permitted From June 3 [Read Notices]

The Allahabad High Court has decided to allow usual functioning of the Court from June 8 onwards, both at the Principal Seat as well as at its bench in Lucknow. However it is specified that only the special Benches constituted by the Court will remain operational until further orders and not more than 6 Advocates will be permitted to remain in the court room at any given...

Naming It A 'Grave Concern', Madras HC Calls For Details On How Many Inmates Across Prisons Are COVID-Infected And If They Need To Be Released For Treatment [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Tuesday took cognisance of the spread of COVID among the inmates of jails in the state, observing, "If that is the case, then it is of grave concern". The Division Bench was hearing the Habeas Corpus Petition filed by the wife of a convict for grant of four weeks' leave for treatment of his ailing mother, when it was informed that the petitioner's husband has...

'Right To Education Sacrosanct' : Kerala HC Restrains Private School From Levying Additional Fee For Virtual Classes [Read Interim Order]

The High Court of Kerala on Wednesday passed an interim order restraining a school from levying additional fees on students for holding virtual classes.A single bench of Justice C S Dias also referred the writ petition to a division bench, in view of the "substantial public interest involved".The bench also made reference to the suicide of 14-year old Devika, which was allegedly due to...