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,...

Madras HC Refuses To Cancel DMK Leader R. S. Bharathi's Interim Bail In Case Under SC/ST Act For Disrespectful Remarks Against Lower Caste Elevations To HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Saturday refused to cancel the May 23 grant of interim bail by the Principal Sessions Court to DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi, also a Rajya Sabha member, who was arrested under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989.Bharathi, a well known leader, made disrespectful remarks on members of oppressed class stating that...

Delhi Court Directs Jail Superintendent To Submit Report On The Treatment Given To COVID Positive Prisoner in Rohini Jail

On Saturday, a Delhi Court directed the Jail Superintendent of Rohini Prison to submit a detailed report on the treatment provided to a COVID19 positive prisoner. The direction has been given by Additional Sessions Judge Neelofer Abida Parveen in a bail application moved by a COVID positive prisoner. The court has asked the concerned Superintendent to submit a report highlighting...

Private Hospitals Exploiting COVID-19 Crisis For Profiteering Will Face Strict Legal Action, Warns Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Court said that no person should be denied treatment on account of financial constraints.

Gujarat HC Asks ICMR To Explain Rationale Behind COVID-19 Testing Policy [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has suo moto impleaded Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and asked it to explain the rationale behind its testing policy.A bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J B Pardiwala posed the following queries to the ICMR.What is the rationale behind its testing policy? In what manner the ICMR wants the private hospitals /laboratories...

Castiest Remarks Made Over The Phone Is not An Offence Under SC/ST Act : Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a casteist remark against a member of the Scheduled Caste community, which is made over a phone call, does not constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act). In its ruling, the Court made it clear that such remarks do not show any intention to humiliate the...

GHCAA Requests Chief Justice Of Gujarat HC For Physical Functioning Of Court [Read Letter]

The Hon'ble Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Shri Vikram Nath, received a letter from Mr Yatin N Oza, the President of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) requesting for physical functioning of the Court instead of virtual function of the Court. The letter states that an agenda was circulated and then put to vote. The agenda was whether the Members of the Bar...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing May 25, 2020 To May 31, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) Submit Report On Scheme To Reduce Migration Of Natives Of UP To Other States: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt. In Plea On Migrants Issue [Ritesh Srivastava & Anr. v. State of UP] Division Bench of Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government inquiring as to...