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Environmental Compensation Can't Be Imposed Without Giving Notice To Violator: Delhi HC Asks CPCB Reconsider Order Against PWD [Read Order]
While upholding the principles of natural justice, the Delhi High Court has observed that an order imposing environmental costs can't be passed without giving a prior notice to the alleged violator. The Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to reconsider its decision after providing a hearing to the Petitioner. In the...
No Arrests Except Where It Is Inevitable, Kerala HC Directs Police In View Of National Lockdown [Read Judgment]
Taking note of the impact of national lockdown on the workings of the offices of advocates and government law officers and their support staff, the High Court of Kerala on Wednesday directed that the police should not make arrests, except where it is inevitable. At the same time, the Court said that the police will be at liberty to act in respect of heinous and serious offences.This is one...
National Lockdown: Court Work In Delhi HC & All Subordinate Courts Suspended Till April 15 [Read Orders]
In view of the 21 days long nation-wide lockdown imposed by the Central Government wef from midnight, the Delhi High Court has suspended court work in the high court as well as all the courts subordinate to it, till April 15. This is in supersession of an earlier order suspending their functioning till April 4. The High Court has however directed the concerned District and...
Karnataka HC Issues Guideliness For E-Filing And Use Of Video Conferencing Facility In District Courts Across State [Read Guideline]
Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines for e-filing and use of video conferencing facility which can be used by members of the bar, in all districts courts, across the state. The e-filing facility is in addition to the manual filing facility available. As per the notification, the complete Plaint/Appeal Memorandum/Petition in soft copy (scanned PDF format) filed...
National Lockdown: Allahabad HC Announces Suspension Of Court Work In HC & All Subordinate Courts Till Further Orders [Read Order]
In suit with various other high courts across the country, the Allahabad High Court has resolved to remain closed till further orders, due to the National Lockdown imposed by the Central Government wef from midnight. As per a notice issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, the Administrative Committee has decided to suspend all Court work both in the Allahabad High Court, as...
National Lockdown: MP HC To Remain Closed Till April 14; Urgent Matters To Be taken With Permission Of CJ Via Video Conferencing [Read Circular]
In view of the unprecedented National Lockdown announced by the PM last night, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided that the high court as well the courts subordinate to it will remain closed till April 14. "due to the threat of pandemic Corona Virus and immobilization of the public at large, it has been decided to declare the non-working of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh...
Delhi HC Directs Centre To Ensure Welfare Of Indian Students Stranded At Kazakhstan Airport Due To COVID-19
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs to promptly appoint a Nodal Officer from the Indian Embassy in Kazakhstan to ensure the welfare , well-being and safety of Indian students stranded at Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan since the last 2-3 days.The Nodal Officer has been directed to expeditiously "facilitate, secure and provide the said students with all...
COVID-19 : Kerala Govt Constitutes High Level Committee To Recommend Grant Of Parole/Interim Bail To De-Congest Prisons
Following SC directions, Kerala Government has constituted a High Level Committee to recommend grant of parole/interim bail to convicts/under-trials in offences punishable with less than 7 years, to de-congest prisons in view of COVID 19 pandemic.The Committee comprising Chairman of State Legal Services Committee, Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Vigilance), and Director General of...
Ready To Help Lawyers Affected By Corona Virus: Bar Council of Kerala [Read Notice]
The Bar Council of Kerala has issued a letter to provide necessary help and support to advocates in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), including extending financial aid if any advocate or their family members are affected by Coronavirus."…the Bar Council of Kerala requests every member of the legal profession and also the Bar Associations in the state to inform the Council at...
Tripura HC Allows Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing For Filings [Read Order]
In a bid to minimize paper consumption, the Tripura High Court on Monday approved the use of A4 size papers for filing documents, with print on both the sides, both in the high court as well as the courts subordinate to it. As per the notice, the litigants/counsels in all the courts in Tripura will have to adhere to the following specifications of paper and font type: "Superior...
Initiation Of False Criminal Case For Which A Husband/ His Family Are Sent To Prison Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has ruled that falsely implicating one's husband/ his family in a criminal case, which leads to their arrest and subsistence in jail, amounts to cruelty. While allowing an appeal for divorce preferred by an aggrieved husband, Justices Samapti Chatterjee and Manojit Mandal observed, "The respondent/wife, in our opinion, had no intention...
NCLT Extends Limitation Period From March 15 Till Further Orders [Read Notice]
The National Company Law Tribunal has issued a notice intimating all the litigants that the extension of limitation period granted by the Supreme Court on Monday will be applicable to the cases falling within the NCLT's jurisdiction. With the objective of reducing physical filings in courts and tribunals across the countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court had on...