"No Work No Pay" Principle Cannot Be Made Applicable In Such Extraordinary Circumstances: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' cannot be made applicable in such extraordinary circumstances prevailing in the country due to the pandemic of Covid-19. Justice RV Ghuge of the Aurangabad bench directed the President of Tuljabhavani Mandir Sansthan to ensure that contract workers/labourers are paid full wages until May 2020. Court...

Bombay HC Allows Hotels, Restaurants & Bars To Pay Hiked License Fee At Pre-revised Rate By June 1 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted hotels, bars and restaurants in the State of Maharashtra, extension of time to pay license fee at pre-revised rate till June 1, 2020 "on account of exigency of the situation" created due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Justice NJ Jamdar heard the writ petition filed by Hotel & Restaurant Association Western India, representing a...

'Notaries Work In Difficult Conditions': Delhi HC Gives Relief To Notary Official Who Could Not Produce Old Documents Under RTI As They Were Destroyed By Termites [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has given relief to a Notary Public who could not produce the documents asked for in an RTI application as the same were destroyed by the termites. While quashing the punishment imposed by the Central Information Commission, the Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath noted that given the difficult conditions that Notaries work and given that no specific procedure...

'Chandigarh Bench Would Be "Hopelessly Insufficient" : J&K CJ Gita Mittal Wites To Centre For Establishment Of Permanent Benches Of CAT In Jammu & Srinagar [Read Press Note]

Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has asked the Central Government to establish Administrative Tribunals in the Union Territory of J&K, having permanent benches at both Jammu as well as Srinagar. This development is in the backdrop of Central Government's notification dated April 29, 2020 whereby Chandigarh Bench of CAT has been conferred...

Conduct COVID19 Tests On Dead Bodies As Per Stipulated Guidelines: Telangana HC Tells Government

In an extraordinary move, the Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to mandatorily conduct Covid19 tests on dead bodies so as to effectuate contact-tracing of the deadly virus.The Court also directed the State Government to file an updated status report encompassing the strategy for purposes of conducting Coronavirus tests on dead bodies and issued notice to the Centre...

Will Take A Decision on Online Sale of Liquor by May 15: Delhi Govt Informs Delhi HC In Plea Seeking Ban on Liquor Sale [Read Order]

Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it will take the decision on whether to allow online sale of liquor or not by May 15. The assurance was given by Delhi Government's counsel Mr Dhananjaya Mishra before the Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. The present PIL was filed by Mr Aadhaar Gaur, seeking quashing of the...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Demanding Centre To Permit Operation Of Public Transportation In Delhi

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to the Central Government to permit the operation of public transportation in all the districts of Delhi. The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has issued notices to the Central Government and theDelhi Government. Filed by law student Shreesh Chadha,...

Plea Moved in Delhi HC Seeking Immediate Release of Persons Related to Tablighi Jamaat From Quarantine Centres [Read Petition]

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate release of all persons related to Tablighi Jamaat, who as per the Petitioner, are being kept in the quarantine centre for more than 35 days. Moved by Sabiha Quadri, the petition claims that continuous quarantine without any valid reason is not just violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution, but is also...

Physical Functioning Will Be Stopped If Advisories On Hygiene & Distancing Not Followed : Calcutta HC Notifies Protocol For Post-Lockdown Functioning

The Calcutta High Court has issued guidelines for post-lockdown functioning. While the High Court has asked everyone visiting the court to abide by the advisories and directives issued by the Central and State Governments regarding hygiene and social-distancing, it is cautioned, "In the event, physical functioning of the Court resumes but it is observed that the distancing and health...

"1/10th Of India Lives In Bihar": Patna HC Seeks Govt.'s Response On Condition Of Quarantine Centres For Returning Migrants [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Wednesday called from the state government the district-wise data as to the condition of the quarantine centres in Bihar for the migrants returning to the state. "The relevance, significance and importance of ensuring proper sanitisation, cleanliness and orderliness at the Centres is highly imperative, more so looking into the economic condition, demography...

COVID-19: Calcutta HC To Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 31 [Read Notification]

Having regard to the prevailing situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Calcutta High Court has announced that the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches at Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Jalpaiguri and all subordinate Courts in the state including Commercial Courts and West Bengal Judicial Academy, will continue to the present manner of restrictive functioning till 31st...

Madras HC Imposes 20,000 Cost On Advocate For Filing Frivolous Petition Seeking Development Of Mobile App For Online Sale Of Liquor [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Wednesday imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000/- on an Advocate for filing a series of frivolous petitions in connection to re-opening of TASMAC liquor shops in the state. The bench was informed that the Petitioner, B. Ramkumar Adityan, a practicing Advocate of the High Court, had concealed the fact that earlier also the High Court had imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000/-...