As 22 Patients In AIIMS Night Shelter Test COVID19 Positive, Delhi HC Directs Immediate Inspection Of Facilities

After being informed that 22 persons residing in the night shelters set up within the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences tested positive for COVID19, the Delhi High Court has directed for the immediate inspection of the facilities provided therein and the same shall also be videographed.The said decision was taken by the Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice...

Doctrine Of Frustration Under Section 56 Of Contract Act Not Applicable To Lease Agreements : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a notable judgment, the Delhi High Court has held that the doctrine of frustration under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act is not applicable to lease agreements.This ruling in this case Ramanand vs Dr Gireesh Soni was based on SC precedents which held that Section 56 is applicable only to "executory contracts" and not to "executed contracts".A contract for lease whereunder the...

Allahabad HC Allows Bail Plea Of Five Accused Of Carrying Chicken Meat During Lockdown [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday allowed the bail application moved by five persons accused of carrying chicken meat, in violation of the lockdown measures. The accused, Mohd. Asjad Gazi, Irshad Raza, Nihaluddin, Mohd. Aqeel and Mohd. Shahid, had been apprehended on April 13, allegedly while carrying 3 quintals chicken meat in a four-wheeler loader, in violation of the terms...

Advocates Appearing Via Video Conferencing Before Bombay HC And All Its Benches Exempted From Wearing Black Coat & Gown [Read Circular]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued a notice exempting all the advocates appearing before the principal bench at Bombay and other benches of the High Court including the High Court of Bombay at Goa from wearing black coats and advocates' gowns.Instead the Chief Justice has allowed them to wear a tie or a white band to ensure 'proper decorum' before virtual courts. Similarly, as...

Delhi HC Rejects Tenant's Claim For Suspension of Rent Due To Lockdown, Allows Postponement Of Payment Schedule [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has held that tenants cannot invoke Force Majeure and claim suspension of rent owing to the lockdown, when they continue to occupy the rented premises. However providing some relief to the tenants, the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that some postponement or relaxation in the schedule of payment of rent can be granted owing to...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure The Safety of Persons Residing In Buildings Adjacent To Those Occupied By Health Workers [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has held that while no one has a right to ask for the removal of the resident health workers from their neighbourhood because of an unrealistic fear of the Covid-19, the Delhi Government cannot escape their obligation to provide a protected environment to the senior citizens and other residents adjacent to such buildings which are occupied by the health workers. ...

Functioning Of Subordinate Courts In Delhi Suspended Till May 31 [Read Order]

In view of extension of the national lockdown, functioning of all the Courts subordinate to the Delhi High Court will remain suspended until May 31, 2020. As per an office order issued in this behalf by the Registrar General, the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court has suspended functioning of the subordinate courts on "same terms" as stated in its...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Take A Decision on Zafarul Islam Khan's Removal From The Post of Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Within 2 Weeks [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to conclude the process under Section 4(4)(f) of the Delhi Minorities Commission Act against Zafarul Islam Khan in accordance with law in two weeks. The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sanjeev Narula further issued fresh notices to the Delhi Minorities Commission, the Delhi Government, and Mr Zafarul...

[COVID-19] 'State Cannot Compel Testing/Treatment In Govt. Facilities When Citizens Willing To Bear Expenses Of Eligible Private Entities': Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday held that the state cannot compel residents of Telangana to get (a) testing for COVID-19 in NIMS/Gandhi Medical Hospital or only in the other designated laboratories decided by them and (b) treatment/isolation only in hospitals designated by them, when the residents are willing to pay the cost and get their blood samples tested in the private ICMR...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Provide Pulses In Accordance With PM Garib Kalyan Yojana To Delhi Residents As Per Their Entitlement [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to provide pulses (1 kg. Per family) in accordance with PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for a period of three months w.e.f. 16th May, 2020. The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sanjeev Narula has further asked the Delhi Government to ensure that all Fair Price shops shall display information regarding entitlement...

Plea Seeking Opening Of Mosques Offering Eid Prayers: Allahabad HC Directs Petitioner To Approach State Authorities First [Read Order]

"The petitioner must approach to the State first and on denial of the relief claimed or any unusual delay in considering the same, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court by invoking the writ jurisdiction," Court said.

Ensure That Seized PPE Kits & Masks Reach 'Frontline Workers' Says Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to ensure that all seized PPE kits, masks, gloves and sanitizers seized by the police reach the frontline workers engaged in combating Covid-19. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SS Shinde were hearing a PIL filed by an ex-MLC Mohan Joshi wherein he sought distribution of all sanitizers, face masks...