Distribution Of CD Containing Material Which Is Lascivious Or Appeals To The Prurient Interest Will Attract Offence Under Section 67 IT Act: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has held that the dissemination of "material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest" by way of Compact Disks would attract Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that, a C.D being an electronic form the publication by way of a C.D would come within the purview of Section 67 of the IT Act. The accused in this...

No Case For Assault Made Out; Bombay HC Grants Bail To Man Who Argued With Homeguard After Being Told To Wear Mask [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted relief to a doctor accused of "assaulting" a homeguard and obstructing him from performing his duty after getting into a verbal altercation when he was asked to wear a mask. Justice Bharati Dangre allowed the anticipatory bail application filed by Shekhar Sanadi who was accused by one Shailesh Mali, a homeguard with Shahupur police station...

Delhi HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Person Accused Of Loitering Around Without A Mask and Manhandling With Police [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has refused to quash FIR against a person arrested for allegedly loitering around without a mask and manhandling a police officer. While noting that there's no prima facie case for quashing the FIR, the Single Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar highlighted that the lockdown restrictions, imposed by the Government, which, if permitted unchecked, may result in loss of lives...

Madras High Court Seeks Status Report From Govt. Of TN On Steps Taken To Bring Back People To The State [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has passed an Order seeking for a Status Report from the Government of Tamil Nadu regarding the steps being taken for bringing back people who are stranded in various parts of the country, especially New Delhi. The Petition sought for allowing the movement of people who have been stranded in various parts of the country back to the State of Tamil...

Allahabad HC Defers Re-Opening Of Court Premises For Physical Appearance [Read Notification]

The Allahabad High Court has deferred the decision to partially open its court premises from today, i.e. May 8, 2020. Both the benches of the High Court were scheduled to open from May 8, 2020, "in shifts". It was intimated by way of a notification dated May 4 that the High Court benches will open from May 8, 2020 "in two different shifts having different sessions for criminal as well...

Motherhood Can't Be Equated With Loss Of Employment; Maternity Leave Not A Reason To Deny Tenure Extension To Contract Staff : Delhi HC

Denial of extension of tenure to contract staff on grounds of pregnancy amounts to penalizing a woman for electing to become a mother, said the HC.

Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Unhygienic Conditions In Quarantine Centers [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of the unhygienic and inhumane conditions of various Quarantine Centers in the state. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddharyh Varma has registered a PIL, based on an e-mail sent by a practicing Advocate of the High Court, Gaurav K. Gaur, highlighting the "pathetic conditions" at...

Advocates Condemn Act Of Karnataka Govt. Cancelling Special Trains Say Compulsion On Workers To Stay Where They Are Amounts To Slavery [Read Statement]

Around 69 advocates from Bengaluru, Delhi and Maharashtra on Thursday issued a statement condemning the action of the Karnataka Government in cancelling all special trains for migrant workers. The statement says "We, the undersigned Advocates, unequivocally condemn the action of the Karnataka government cancelling all special trains for migrant workers subsequent to a meeting...

PIL In J&K HC Challenges Centre's Decision To Transfer Pending Service Matters Before J&K HC To CAT, Chandigarh [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, challenging the Government notification whereby Chandigarh Bench of CAT has been conferred with the jurisdiction to adjudicate service matters relating employees of government of UT of J&K. The Notification issued by the Central Government on April 29, 2020 has the effect of transferring all service disputes pertaining...

'Centre, State Taking Positive Action To Ensure Safety Of Health Workers': Kerala HC Dismisses Plea To Bring Back COVID Affected Nurses To The State [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court last week refused to entertain the United Nurses Association's plea to bring back the COVID affected Nurses to the state to give them proper medication. The Association had filed the Writ Petition pointing out that the COVID affected Nurses and Nurses who are likely to be infected, are not provided any facilities for medication, testing, quarantine, food, etc in...

Delhi HC Gives Relief To Ad-Hoc Assistant Professor Whose Services Were Terminated For Taking A Maternity Break [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has quashed the termination letter of an ad-hoc Professor whose contract was not renewed by the College as she had taken a maternity leave, which was not approved by the said College. While directing the College to reinstate the Appellant Professor within one week, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Asha Menon imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on...

Jharkhand HC Cancels Summer Vacation 2020 [Read Notification]

Summer Vacation 2020 of the Jharkhand High Court, scheduled between May 18, 2020 and June 6, 2020 has been cancelled. A notification for the same was issued by the HC Registrar General today. On a related note, the National Green Tribunal and the High Courts of Bombay, Madras, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Gujarat, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Telangana have also cancelled the summer...