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COVID-19: AP HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Urgent Cases For 2 Weeks; Telangana HC Issues Containment Directions For District Courts [Read Circulars]
The High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have issued circulars to restrict functioning to hear only urgent matters, in light of the COVID-19 scare. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided that with immediate effect, all pending cases, except bail applications and petitions seeking suspension of sentence, will be heard only in case of urgency for next two weeks. In cases...
IDIA Collab With NUJS, Kolkata To Launch "Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer Accessibility Lab" [Read Press Release]
The IDIA Charitable Trust, in collaboration with the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, has launched a one of its kind initiative namely 'Prof (Dr) Shamnad Basheer Accessibility Lab', to foster greater inclusion of students with disabilities. The Accessibility Lab launched in the honour of Founder of IDIA and famous IP Portla SpicyIP, late Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad...
Rajya Sabha Passes Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 (With Amendments) [Read Bill]
Cutting across party lines, the members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday came in support of the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 and passed it by a voice vote. The Bill to centralize three deemed-to-be Sanskrit Universities was cleared by the Lok Sabha during the 2019 Winter Session on December 12. Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal had introduced the Bill...
COVID-19: NLUD Introduces Free Online "E-PG Pathshala Courses" For Law Students To Avail Study-At-Home Facility
In a bid to safeguard students' interest amidst closure of universities and suspension of classes across the country till March 31 as a result of COVID-19 scare, the National Law University, Delhi has come out with an initiative to offer online courses to law students from across the country, for free. The University has developed a program by the name "NLU Delhi's E-PG...
Amulya Leona, Booked For Sedition Over Alleged Pro-Pakistan Slogans, Files Bail Application [Read Bail Application]
A sessions court in Bengaluru has asked the prosecution to file its statement of objections, by March 24, to the bail application filed by Amulya Leona, who has been booked for sedition for allegedly raising pro-pakistan slogan during a protest held against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Amulya (19 was arrested by the police on February 20 in respect of an FIR registered for...
COVID-19: Functioning Of Meghalaya HC & All Subordinate Courts Restricted To Hear Urgent Matters Till March 27 [Read Circular]
The Meghalaya High Court has decided to hear only urgent matters until March 27, as a measure to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Through a circular issued in that behalf on Monday, the High Court has adjourned all the cases in both the high court as well as subordinate courts for two weeks, except urgent ones. The cause list of the High Court and other courts will be prepared...
COVID-19: Regular Work Suspended In Allahabad HC, NCLT Bench & Subordinate Courts; Only Urgent Cases To Be Listed [Read Circulars]
The Allahabad High Court on Monday restricted its functioning to hear only urgent matters forthwith, as a preventive and remedial measure to combat the impending threat of COVID-19 pandemic. The high court has also requested the UP state government to deploy adequate medical staff at its premises to ensure thermal screening and also to set up a Laboratory so as to conduct...
Breaking: UP Ordinance On Recovery Of Damages Challenged In Allahabad HC [Read Petition]
A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Act 2020.The petition filed by Advocate Shashank Shri Tripathi states that the Ordinance is a "mischief played on the Constitution".The Ordinance provides for the constitution...
Madhya Pradesh HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Urgent Cases Till March 20 [Read Notification]
In suit with various other High Courts, the Full Court of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restricted functioning of its Principal seat at Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior, to hear urgent matters only. The decision has been enforced with immediate effect as a measure to curb the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic. All other cases have been adjourned to the dates mentioned in...
Labour Ministry Of Delhi Urges NLU-D University To Negotiate For 100% Retention Of Housekeeping Staff [Updated]
Pursuant to a meeting between the representative of Labour Ministry of Delhi and all the stakeholders in the matter of alleged unlawful termination of housekeeping staff of the National Law University, Delhi, certain crucial suggestions have been made to the University Administration to resolve the deadlock.After the meeting, the Presiding Officer in the meeting, Mr. Anil Ghildiyal, Officer...
Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Appointment Of NLU-D Registrar
"Finding of Presence of Requisite qualification for selection cannot warrant issuance of writ of quo warranto & PIL not appropriate proceedings to decide illegality thereof " The Delhi High Court has upheld the appointment of Professor G.S. Bajpai as Registrar of National Law University, Delhi, stating that the issue of selection could not be decided PIL proceedings ...
COVID-19: Punjab & Haryana HC Restricts Functioning To Hear Urgent Cases; Adjournment Date To Be Communicated Via SMS [Read Notice]
The Administrative Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday took certain crucial decisions to restrict the functioning of the high court in order to minimize physical contact, in a bid to curb COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to a meeting with Advocates General of Punjab and Haryana, President and Secretary of the HCBA, Chairman and Secretary of the HC Bar Council, President...