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Public Shaming Of Lockdown Violators : Kerala DGP Seeks Explanation From Police Commissioner
The Kerala State Police Chief Lokanath Behera on Saturday sought explanation from Yatish Chandra IPS, Commissioner of Police, Kannur for resorting to punishment measures humiliating persons in public for violating COVID-19 lockdown guidelines.In a press briefing on Saturday evening, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also criticized the action of the Police Commissioner.The CM said that he...
Kerala HC To Take Up Urgent Matters Via Video Conferencing Amid Shutdown
The High Court of Kerala has clarified that it will take up extremely urgent matters via video conferencing amid the court shutdown announced in the wake of national lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.The Chief Justice has constituted a division bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P Chaly for urgent matters through video conferencing.Earlier, the Court had...
Covid-19: Bombay HC Takes Cognizance Of Letter By Law Grads Stating Goa Not Prepared To Combat The Virus, Issues Notice To State [Read Letter]
The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday issued notice to the State government after taking cognizance of a letter written to the Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari by two law graduates stating that medical facilities in the state of Goa were not enough for combating the deadly Corona Virus. Justice MS Sonak directed the matter to be registered as PIL (Writ petition) and issued notice to...
COVID-19: Calcutta HC Constitutes Monitoring Committee To Ensure Access To Justice To People Of Andaman & Nicobar Islands [Read Order]
"Access to justice is multifaceted assistance to the people. It is not confined to mere access to courts. It spreads out and trickles down multifarious inalienable necessities for human existence and environment management. Provisions to support cohesive and comprehensive deliverance of matters connected with life is among the guarantees, including fundamental rights, in...
COVID-19 : Kerala Govt Promulgates Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020 [Read Ordinance]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala Government on Friday promulgated the 'Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020' with the objective "to unify and consolidate the laws relating to the regulation and prevention of epidemic diseases".As per the Ordinance, "Epidemic Disease" means any disease declared as epidemic disease by notification published in the official gazette, by the Government.Section 4...
COVID-19:Under Trial Prisoners Charged With Offences Punishable Upto 7 Yrs Be Released On Interim Bail For 8 Weeks': UP High Powered Committee [Read Letter]
In compliance with the Supreme Court orders, a High Powered Committee in the state of Uttar Pradesh has recommended the class of prisoners that may be released on parole, in order to de-congest prisons in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, March 23, a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde had directed all states and Union Territories to set up 'High Level Committees'...
[COVID 19] Meghalaya HC Extends All Interim Orders, Bail Orders Etc. By Courts In The State [Read Order]
In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the Meghalaya High Court has passed an order extending interim orders, bail orders etc. by Courts in the state. The division bench comprising of Justices W. Diengdoh and H.S. Thangkhiew issued the following directives to ensure that litigants should not suffer on account of their inability to approach the Courts of law, and are not deprived of the benefits...
COVID-19: AILET 2020 Postponed [Read Notification]
In view of the Covid-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown announced by the Government of India, the National Law University, Delhi has postponed the exam date for AILET 2020 Entrance Test. AILET 2020 will now be conducted on May 31, 2020 at 10 am. The University has also extended the last date for submission of the AILET application form till April 30, 2020. Note: This is subject...
COVID19: Delhi HC Temporarily Suspends Use Of Breath Analyser Test And Biometric Verification For Railway Staff, Issues Directions For Ensuring Safety
Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to the Railway Board for protecting the staff members from the possible exposure to coronavirus. While issuing notice to the Central Government, The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh has directed the Railway Board to ask all the Zonal Railways to comply with the court's directions on maintaining...
Anti CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi Granted Bail By Gauhati HC After Hearing Via Video Conferencing [Read Order]
The Gauhati High Court has granted bail to Akhil Gogoi, who is facing charges of 'waging a war', for his involvement in protests against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Justice Ajai Lamba heard his bail plea in a 'virtual court' in wake of Corona virus outbreak. Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader and anti-CAA Activist, was accused of having 'committed various...
[COVID-19] Gujarat HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till June 15; Fresh Arrestees To Be Imprisoned Only After Medical Testing For Infection [Read Order]
In view of the national lockdown imposed by the Central government, the Gujarat High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to March 19, till June 15. The bench has also extended all bail orders, regular or anticipatory, that were due to expire before April 30, by a month. Further, all orders...
COVID19: CLAT 2020 Postponed
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 has been postponed due to the corona outbreak.New Date of Examination: 24 May 2020 Last Date to submit Application: 25 April 2020. Shedding light on the decision taken by the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLU), Legally India reported that, "The Consortium, which includes all the vice-chancellors (VCs) of NLUs, has...