Lawyers v. Police: Delhi HC Grants More Time For Completing Judicial Enquiry In Tis Hazari Clash[Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has extended the time granted to the independent committee for completing the judicial enquiry in the matter pertaining to the clash between lawyers and police at Tis Hazari court. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has extended the time to complete the enquiry by the Enquiry Commission by 31st December, 2020. In 2019,...

Delhi HC Directs Centre, Delhi Govt To Submit Affidavits Stating Steps Taken To Ensure Safety and Sanitization of Safai Karamcharis [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Union of India, Delhi Government, as well as all the municipal corporations in Delhi to submit affidavits stating the measures taken by them to ensure the adequate sanitization of safai karamcharis. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has asked the authorities to inform the court as to whether sanitizing...

Delhi HC Frames Rules On Conducting Proceedings Through Video Conferencing [Read Rules]

While exercising its powers under Articles 225 and 227 of the Constitution, the Delhi High Court has published the new Video Conferencing Rules to consolidate, unify and streamline the procedure relating to the use of video conferencing for courts. Published on June 01, these rules are officially called 'High Court of Delhi Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts 2020', and will be applicable...

'State Breached Its Dharma Of Acting For Benefit Of Teaming Millions Living In Rural Areas': Patna HC, Slams Bihar Govt. For Not Granting Incentive To Doctors In Rural Areas [Read Judgment]

The Patna High Court pulled up the state government for choosing not to grant incentive of weightage in marks, to be added in computing the merit on the basis of National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test (NEET), to the in-service doctors posted in the rural/remote/difficult areas, for the reason that "the merit would stand compromised and would adversely affect the in service doctors posted...

J&K HC Cancels Summer Vacation for HC & Subordinate Courts [Read Order]

In view of loss of court work due to the national lockdown, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cancelled the summer vacation for the HC scheduled from June 8 to June 26, 2020. The High Court has also cancelled the routine 15 days summer vacations in District and Subordinate Courts in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The decision was taken in the backdrop of the...

Karnataka HC Allows New Dress Code For Lawyers For Physical And Virtual Hearings

As per resolution issue by the Full Court dated May 30, considering the situation created by COVID-19 pandemic, the Karnataka High Court for the time being has given an option to advocates appearing in the High court and District Court, either in open court or on video conference to wear plain white-shirt/white-salwar-kameez of any sober colour/saree of any sober colour, with a plain white...

Prisons Are For Punishing Convicts, Not For Detaining Undertrials In Order To 'Send Message To Society': Delhi HC Holds While Granting Bail To Delhi Riots Accused

While granting bail to a person accused of burning a shop during Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court held that 'sending a message to society' can't be basis for denying bail, if the court is otherwise convinced that no purpose in aid of investigation and prosecution will be served by keeping the accused in judicial custody. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani noted...

To Avoid Overcrowding In Court, Police Should Be Liberal In Releasing The Vehicles Confiscated Due To Lockdown Violation: Delhi Court

In order to prevent inflow of numerous persons in court seeking the release of their confiscated vehicles, the trial court in Delhi has directed the Delhi Police to use their power under section 102(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code in a more liberal manner. The Magistrate at Tis Hazari Court has asked the police to be more liberal in releasing the vehicles confiscated...

Allahabad HC Directs Govt To Establish District Level Committees To Supervise Functining Of Quarantine Centers [Read Order]

"Persons, who have completed their quarantine period and have tested negative cannot be further detained in the Quarantine Centers against their wishes. It would be in violation of personal liberty under Article 221 of the Constitution of India." The Allahabad High Court on Saturday directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to constitute a three-member Committee in every district so...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Challenging the Notification Restricting CM Advocates Welfare Scheme To Only Those Lawyers Who Are Voters In Delhi

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the Delhi Government's Chief Minister Advocate's Welfare on the ground that it only recognises those advocates as beneficiaries who are in the voter's list of Delhi. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh has issued notices to the Delhi Government, Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of Delhi. Filed by Mr Govind...

Section 370 IPC Cannot Be Applied Against A Woman Who Herself Is A Victim Of Trafficking: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that a woman involved in prostitution is herself a victim of human trafficking and therefore, she cannot be charged for the offence of trafficking under Section 370 of IPC. "Legislative framework that criminalizes prostitution as exploitation, drives the practice underground and renders the already vulnerable sex worker more vulnerable...

Appeal To Release Varavara Rao From Two Former CICs

From Shailesh Gandhi, shaileshgan@gmail.com M Sridhar Acharyulu, cicsridhar@gmail.com Former Central Information Commissioners To Shri Uddhav Thakare Hon'ble Chief Minister Maharashtra Government Mumbai 31.5.2020 Through email cm@maharashtra.gov.in Respected Chief Minister Sub: A request to release P Varavara Rao,...