Donate Money For Preparation & Distribution Of Food To Downtrodden Persons Including Migrants: Madhya Pradesh HC Imposes Bail Condition

Justice SA Dharmadhikari of the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set a new trend of directing the UTPs to donate money for preparation and distribution of food to poor and underprivileged sections of the society, as a precondition for bail. In as many as 17 bail orders passed between May 18 and May 22, the single–Judge directed the accused persons to deposit...

'Decision To Relax Dress Code Only For Lawyers Discriminatory ': Retired Judicial Officers Write To CJI SA Bobde And Gujarat CJ[Read Letter]

A group of retired Judicial Officers from the state of Gujarat have addressed a letter to the High Court, seeking relaxation for Subordinate Judicial Officers from wearing black coats, as precautionary measure to contain spread of Covid-19. The letter has been penned by Sh. JB Dhadhal, ADJ(R); Sh. NM Vyas, ADJ(R); Sh. Yashodharaben Pandya, PDJ(R); Sh. PA Vaghela, ADJ(R); Sh. BL...

'Lackadaisical Approach Adopted By Government To Ameliorate The Plight Of Migrants Does Not Show Them In Good Light': Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

"The indifference exhibited by the haves, to the plight of these have nots who are forced to walk for miles together without food and water (during peak summer when several parts of the country are seeing a record surge in day temperature), is extremely disturbing." The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday expressed deep dissatisfaction on the measures being taken by both the Central...

Suspended Functioning Of Delhi HC, Subordinate Courts Extended Till June 14

The functioning of the Delhi High Court and its subordinate courts will remain suspended till June 14. A decision to this effect was taken by the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of High Court on Friday, taking note of the COVID-19 situation. Earlier, the Committee had suspended the functioning till 31st May. All pending matters listed before the High Court from June 1 to...

Gopal Subramanium, First Indian Senior Counsel To Appear Before The Singapore Supreme Court, Wins Appeal In the Daiichi - Ranbaxy Matter

In a huge setback to former promoters of Ranbaxy -- Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, the Supreme Court of Singapore on Thursday dismissed their appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Singapore refusing to set aside the Rs 3,500-crore arbitral award in favour of Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo. With this, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium, representing...

Orissa HC Passes Interim Order Against Disclosure Of Identities Of Covid Patients [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the state authorities to preserve the identities of Covid-19 patients/ suspects, and ensure that the same are not disclosed either to the media or during inter-departmental communications. "The respondents-State authorities are directed to ensure that identity of any person, who is admitted to Covid centres-any Government...

Andhra Pradesh HC Quashes Ordinance Curtailing Tenure of State Election Commissioner

Reddy government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday struck down an Ordinance promulgated on April 10 curtailing the tenure of the State Election Commissioner from five to three years.The court also quashed a Government Order appointing retired judge V Kanagaraj as the new State Election Commissioner.It restored retired bureaucrat Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as the SEC.Justice VKanagaraj,...

Madras HC To Consider Plea For Injunction Against Centre From Procuring COVID Diagnostic Test Kits Without DGCA Approval

The Madras High Court is set to consider a PIL seeking an injunction against the Centre and the state of Tamil Nadu from procuring and using in their Healthcare Systems such In-Vitro Diagnostic Test Kits for COVID-19 (RT-PCR Test Kits as well as Antibody Rapid Test Kits) that do not have the approval of the Regulator- the Drug Controller General of India. Petitioner M. L. Ravi, President...

Allahabad HC Issues Notices On Plea For Waiver Of School Fees For Children With Benchmark Disability [Read Order]

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday issued notices on a PIL seeking to waive off school fee for differently abled children who are unable to attend online classes due to their benchmark disability, covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The bench comprising of Justice Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Justice Saurabh Lavania has issued notice to...

Final Hearing, Involving Consideration Of Pleadings, Submissions Of Respective Parties, Not Possible Via Virtual Hearing, Observes Madras HC [Read Order]

Where the respective pleadings and submissions of the parties were to be considered, the Madras High Court on Wednesday remarked that "such final hearing cannot be done by way of Video-Conferencing mode". The Single Bench was considering a string of writ petitions challenging both a Government Order and the consequential works in the tender notification of the Highways and Minor...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To File Status Report In Suo Moto Matter Concerning Proper Disposal Of Bodies of COVID19 Victims

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a status report on a suo moto matter concerning the sad state of affairs in which the bodies of those who have died of COVID19 are being handled by the mortuary as well as crematoriums. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has asked the Delhi Government to file the said status...

Bombay HC Allows 13-year-old Girl Raped Allegedly By Father To Terminate Pregnancy [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed a writ petition filed by the mother of a 13-year-old girl seeking permission for medical termination of pregnancy of her 24 week old foetus. The minor girl was raped allegedly by her father. Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice NR Borkar in an order dated May 22, had directed the minor rape survivor to remain present before the...