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[COVID 19] Madras HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Distribution of Direct Cash benefits To Senior Citizens, Women And Farmers At Their Door Steps [Read Order]
The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a PIL seeking distribution of all cash benefits under various Schemes of the State and Union Government to women account holders, farmers, old age and widow pensioners through the Business Correspondents of the Bank at the door steps of the beneficiaries, without breaking the lockdown.The petition was filed by the General Secretary of...
COVID-19: Jharkhand HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till April 30 [Read Order]
In view of the national lockdown imposed by the Central government and consequent restricted functioning of courts, the Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday extended the life of all interim orders, including provisional bail orders, passed by it or the courts subordinate to it, till April 30. The said order of extension is applicable to those orders that may have expired or would expire...
Income Tax Department To Release All Pending IT Refunds Up To Rs. 5 Lakhs Immediately; All GST & Custom Refunds Also To Be Released [Read Press Note]
The Central Government has decided to issue all the pending income-tax refunds up to Rs. 5 lakh immediately, with a view to provide immediate relief to the business entities and individuals amid the lockdown. The move will benefit around 14 lakh taxpayers. It has also been decided to issue all pending GST and Custom refunds which would provide benefit to around 1 lakh...
Do Not Label Any Community Or Area For Spread Of COVID-19 : Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory to address social stigma associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and therefore, curb the prejudices against people and communities, social isolation and stigma in wake of the public health emergency. It also comes down heavily on false news reports and advises the sharing of only authentic material available...
[Breaking]After Kerala HC, Now Bombay HC To Live Stream Court Hearings From Tomorrow On "Trial Basis" [Read Press Note]
The Bombay has decided to live stream court hearing on a "trial basis". For this, the bench of Justice GS Patel will make the hearing of listed matters on 9th April 2020, publicly accessible.It may be noted that presently, the High Court of Kerala is the only court in India which has successfully started live-streaming of court hearings through the Zoom App. The hearing in Justice Patel's...
Rajasthan HC Asks Child Welfare Committee To Compensate Girl For Illegally Confining Her Despite Her Having Attained The Age Of Majority [Read Order]
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday took stern view against confinement of a girl in the government children's home (balika grih) for one year, despite her attaining the age of majority and ordered the Chairperson of the concerned Child Welfare Committee to pay compensation of Rs. 50,000, in addition to showing cause as to why he should not be not be removed from the said position. In...
COVID-19 Hotspots In 15 Uttar Pradesh Districts To Be Sealed Till April 15
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to completely seal areas across 15 districts of the State where the threat of Corona Virus has been found to be dangerously excessive. Issued by UP's Chief Secretary, R.K. Tiwari, the decision was taken after a high level examination across the state identified these districts as hotspots for COVID-19. These...
Rajasthan HC Launches E-Filing Facility For Urgent Matters Amid Lockdown [Read Press Release]
In view of the nationwide lockdown, the Rajasthan High Court has introduced e-Filing facility for urgent matters. While earlier the litigants had to file petitions via email for urgent hearings, they may now avail the service of a specially developed and secured online E-filing module which enables online-electronic filing of petitions and legal papers from any place in...
'Ban On Congregation Equally Apply To All Religions Without Any Exception': Karnataka HC Direct Govt To Disallow Bengaluru Karaga Festival [Read Order]
Taking "serious cognisance of the report published in the Times of India newspaper" that the state Government has permitted the holding of the historic Bengaluru Karaga Festival in the city on Wednesday night, the Karnataka HC yesterday ordered the state to disallow the same in the wake of the COVID lockdown. The division bench noted that per the March 24 guidelines issued by the Union...
BMC Circular Does Not Prevent Burial Of Dead Infected With COVID-19: Bombay HC [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court has said that the revised circular issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on disposal of bodies of coronavirus victims does not prevent burial of the deceased belonging to the minority community."It prima facie appears from the Circular that it does not prevent the 'burial' of the dead body of any minority community person afflicted with COVID-19 as sought to...
Delhi HC Allows Plea Seeking Postponing The Vacation Of Suit Property Due To COVID19 Pandemic [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has allowed a judgement debtor to postpone the vacation of suit property due to the unforeseen circumstances brought about by the COVID19 pandemic. While granting the relief, the Single Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta took into consideration the medical condition of the applicant/judgment-debtor, as well as the feasibility of shifting to a different accommodation at...
COVID-19: LSAT-India 2020 Postponed To June 7 [Read Press Release]
In view of the nationwide lockdown announced by the Government of India, the Law School Admission Test-India (LSAT-India) has postponed the exam date for its upcoming test. The LSAT-India exam will now be conducted on June 7, 2020. The last date for registration for the exam has also been extended till May 22, to allow more time for applicants to register. LSAT—India is one of the...