Delhi HC Decides Not To Use Centralised AC System As A Precautionary Measure Against COVID19

Delhi High Court has decided to not to use the centralised air conditioning system as a precautionary measure to curb the spreading of the coronavirus in the court complex. The decision to use other alternatives such as ceiling fans and wall fans has been taken by the Committee For Creating Graded Action Plan headed by Justice Hima Kohli of the Delhi High Court. The...

Responsible Journalism Excludes Irresponsible Reporting: Calcutta HC Asks Media To Verify Reports With Uploaded Orders [Read Order]

While hearing a PIL related to the progress made by the State Government it in terms of tackling the menace of COVID-19 pandemic, the Calcutta High Court cautioned the media to dissuade itself from "irresponsible reporting". The remarks were made by a division bench led by Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, when the state government pointed out that the PIL was a...

Diwan Not State Govt Can Nominate Members Of Gurudwara Board; Bombay HC Quashes State's Notification [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed and set aside a notification issued by the State government for appointment of four persons as directors of Nanded Gurudwara board and held as per Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Sachkhand Shri Hazur Apchalnagar Sahib Act, 1956, it is only the general committee of the Diwan that can nominate members to the board not the state government. Division bench...

Orissa HC Directs State To Expedite Investigation Into Death Of Kidney Patient Who Was Allegedly Denied Treatment By Private Hospital On Religious Grounds [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to expedite the investigation into death of a Cuttack resident, who was allegedly denied treatment at a private hospital on the basis of his religion, during the lockdown. Lawyer-activist Azra Jamal had approached the High Court seeking apposite action against the Shanti Nursing Home in Cuttack, which refused to treat...

Karnataka HC And Subordinate Courts Will Remain Closed Till May 16 [Read Notification]

The Karnataka High Court, District Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals, will remain closed till May 16. As per the notifications issued it is stated that "As per this office Notifications dated 23.03.2020, 24.03.2020, 25.03.2020, 13.04.2020 and 27.04.2020, the closure of the High Court of Karnataka, Principal Bench, Bengaluru and Benches at Dharwad and...

Nurses In Other States May Raise Their Grievances Before Nodal Officers : Kerala HC [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court on Thursday disposed of a PIL seeking to bring back the COVID affected/ vulnerable Nurses of Kerala from other states, to ensure that they are given proper medication. A bench of Justice PV Asha and Justice Shircy V disposed of the petition filed by United Nurses Association while observing that if the nurse(s) were aggrieved by the facilities for...

Trade Unionist Illegally Quarantined? Bombay HC Directs State & BMC To File A Reply [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government and the BMC to submit their reply to a habeas corpus petition filed by a member of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) alleging that a fellow member had been "illegally quarantined" by the authorities. Justice CV Bhadang heard the habeas corpus petition filed by one Mahendra Singh seeking release of a fellow member of...

Plea Moved In Delhi HC Seeking Directions to Telecom Companies and ISPs To Not Charge Internet Bills For Closed Businesses or Households During Lockdown Period

Plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Telephone Operators and Internet Service Providers to not to charge any amount from businesses or households that remained closed due to the ongoing lockdown. Filed by Advocate Amit Sahni, the petition demands that if any amount has already been collected for the 'unused lockdown period', the same shall be transferred...

State & Civic Authorities Doing Their Best, Migrants Gathering At Bandra Is One Incident; Bombay HC Refuses Plea For Deployment Of Military [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to pass urgent directions in a PIL filed by residents of Bandra, Khar and Mahim seeking deployment of military or other armed forces like the CRPC in vulnerable and red zones in Mumbai. Petitioners cite the incident which took place at Bandra station on April 14 when hundreds of migrants gathered after inaccurate news reports of the railways...

Karnataka HC Allows Police To Release Vehicles Seized For Lockdown Violations [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday allowed the Bengaluru police to release 35,000 vehicles which were seized for violation of lockdown norms. The owners of the vehicles can now approach the police, and seek the return of vehicle on a deposit amount, instead of approaching the magistrate. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Savanur Vishwajith Shetty passed the order on...

Delhi HC Asks District Courts To Ensure Video Conferencing Facility, Maintain Social Distancing In Courts, Exempts Advocates From Wearing Court and Band While Appearing [Read Letter]

In order to facilitate adequate hearing of urgent matters, the Delhi High Court has asked all the subordinate courts to create proper facility of video conferencing in the complexes of all the district courts. As per the letter addressed to the subordinate courts by the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court, this facility will cater to those Advocates/Litigants whose matters have...

'Revealing Identity Of Covid Patients Will Definitely Lead To Social Stigma': Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a writ petition seeking to reveal the identity of the COVID-19 affected persons. Holding that the same may further aggravate the "social stigma" being attached to the victims of COVID-19 due to the disease's infectious nature, a division bench comprising of Justice M. Sathyanarayanan and Justice M. Nirmal Kumar disposed of the...