Allahabad HC Defers Re-Opening Of Lucknow Bench For Physical Appearance

Chief Justice Govind Mathur of the Allahabad High Court has deferred the re-opening of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, until further orders. 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...

Delhi Court Directs FIR Registration Against Women Who Allegedly Violated Lockdown & Passed Communal Slurs

A Delhi Court has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against two women who allegedly violated the nationwide lockdown in order to pass communal slurs and threats against the Muslims in the locality.While entertaining an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, Duty MM Rishabh Kapoor at the Tis Hazari Court noted that the said women had no movement permit to break...

'Liberty Of A Person Cannot Be Left In Limbo On Belief Of State That He Is At Flight Risk': Delhi HC Upholds Bail Granted To Sanjeev Chawla In Match Fixing Case

"Liberty being precious to human life, bail once granted ought not to be lightly cancelled" The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application for cancellation of bail granted to Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, prime accused in the fixing of India-South Africa Cricket Test Series, 2000. In a detailed order, the single-Judge bench of Justice Asha Menon delved into the factors[i] that...

Delhi HC Calls For Use Of GPS Tracking System To Monitor Movement Of Accused Released On Bail [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has called for the use of tracking systems such as GPS tracking system to monitor the movement of accused who have been released on bail.A single bench of Justice Asha Menon made such an observation while dismissing the petition filed by Delhi Government challenging the order granting bail to Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a bookie accused in the match fixing scandal of 2000.The...

Delhi HC High Powered Committee Recommends Further Extension Of Interim Bail Granted To Prisoners In Light Of Continuing COVID19 Pandemic

High Powered Committee, headed by a Delhi High Court judge Justice Hima Kohli, has recommended that the interim bails of 2,177 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) shall be further extended as it would be dangerous to put them back in jail during the COVID-19 pandemic.The committee noted that the interim bail of such prisoners has to be extended by another 45 days from the date of expiry of the relief...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure That Ration Is Provided To Every Person In Need Regardless of E-Coupon System

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that every person who is in need of ration should be provided the same without any bureaucratic hurdles of 'e-coupons', especially to those who are in dire need of food. The Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh further directed the Delhi Government to install complaint boxes at all the ration shops...

'Who Will Pay Their Travel & Medical Cost?' Bombay HC Asks State To Clarify Regarding Stranded Migrant Workers

The Bombay High Court directed the state government to clarify who will be paying for the cost of travel and medical screening of migrant workers stranded in the state due to the ongoing lockdown as a consequence of the pandemic of Covid-19.Justice SC Gupte was hearing via video conferencing PILs filed by two NGOs namely Sarva Hara Jan Andolan and Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan regarding...

PSUs Qualify For Exemption Granted to Govt Offices In MHA Guidelines: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Shutting Down of PSUs During the Lockdown [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking shutting down the offices of Public Sector Undertakings and Government Companies, which are dealing with non-essential services, till the pendency of the lockdown period. While providing purposive interpretation to the MHA Guidelines issued on April 15, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar noted that...

[COVID-19] Delhi HC Refuses To Release A Prisoner As His Residence Was In Notified Containment Zone [Read Order]

In an application seeking interim suspension of sentence, the Delhi High Court refused to release the prisoner as his residence fell in the notified containment zone in Delhi. While denying relief, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru noted that since the applicant's residence falls within a notified containment zone, where residents are at high risk of catching the infection, it...

Security Concern: Madras HC Dismisses PIL For Using Services Of Jail Inmates To Control COVID-19 Pandemic [Read Order]

Citing security issues, the Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking to avail the services of persons lodged in prisons across the country for dealing with the challenging times of the pandemic. The Petitioner, a practicing Advocate in the state, R. Sreedhar, had suggested that services of convicted jail inmates should be utilized for providing security and other...

Allahabad HC To Hear Letter Petition For Non-Opening Of Courts In UP Amid Pandemic [Read Letter]

The Allahabad High Court has agreed to hear a letter petition for non-opening of Courts at Allahabad and Lucknow from May 8, 2020, for physical appearance. The same is listed for consideration tomorrow. On Monday, the High Court had decided to open its Benches at Allahabad and Lucknow "in shifts". It was intimated by way of a notification that the High Court benches will open from May...

Rights Claim To Ram Leela Movie; Bombay HC Grants Relief To Bhansali Productions, Directs Eros International To Pay Rs.19.39 lakh [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted relief to Sanjay Leela Bhansali run Bhansali productions and directed Eros International Media Ltd to pay the petitioner Rs.19.39 lakh in dues over dispute regarding rights of the movie Goliyo Ki Rasleela Ram Leela which was co-produced by Bhansali along with the respondent. Justice BP Colabawalla via video conferencing heard the petition filed...