Man Who Accused Tablighi Jamaat Members Of Assaulting & Spitting On Him On Social Media; Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted ad-interim relief to one Abuzar Abdul Kalam, a 42-year-old man who accused members of the Tablighi Jamaat of assaulting him and then spitting on him on social media. He has been booked under Section 295 A and various other provisions of the IPC. Justice SV Kotwal heard the anticipatory bail application filed by the accused via video conference....

Gauhati HC Directs Government Of Nagaland To Set Up At Least Two Testing Labs Of COVID-19 In The State [Read Order]

The Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Government of Nagaland to forthwith set up at least two testing labs of COVID-19 in the state. The direction was made by a bench of Justice Songkhupchung Serto and Justice S Hukato Swu in a PIL filed by Kikrukhonuo, a resident of Kohima. The court has also asked the Government to file an affidavit showing their level...

Allahabad HC To Hear Plea For Establishment Of Commission To Assess The Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On The Indian Economy [Read Order]

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will hear a PIL pertaining to establishment of a Commission to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Indian economy, on May 4, 2020. On Wednesday, a division bench of Justices Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Karunesh Singh Pawa fixed the matter for the said date while directing the Petitioner to supply a copy of the PIL to the...

Delhi Court Dismisses Application For Ex-parte Injunction against Netflix To Stop Airing of Web-series ''Hasmukh''

A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed an application seeking ex-parte injunction against Netflix from showing web series Hasmukh , saying any artistic expression in any artistic work has to be seen in the context of the work itself . Additional District and Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said there was no reason to restrain Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP from airing the...

Kerala HC To Live-Stream Farewell Function Of Justice CK Abdul Rahim Tomorrow

The Kerala High Court has intimated that it will live stream the farewell function of Justice CK Abdul Rahim, second-senior most Judge of the High Court, tomorrow, i.e. April 30. The function will be held at 11 am tomorrow in the Chambers of Chief Justice S. Manikumar, who will join the reference through video conference. Further, the entire ceremony will be live-streamed...

Mother Of An Employee At Alipore District Court Tests Covid Positive; Sitting Of Special Bench Deferred Until Further Orders [Read Notifications]

The District Judgeship at Alipore, Kolkata has postponed the sitting of a special bench that was scheduled today, after the mother of an employee tested positive for Corona virus. The said employee is a driver who is engaged in transportation of the skeletal staff of District Judge's Court at Alipore and the Officers/ staff of the Calcutta High Court. The District Judge in the South...

How Many Vehicle Passes Were Given For Nikhil Kumaraswamy's Wedding?, Karnataka HC Asks State

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to place on record the policy on giving passes to vehicles during the lockdown and how many passes were given to allow people to attend the wedding of Nikhil, son of Former Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy. On April 21, the court had asked the state government to inform whether social distancing norms were followed...

Bar Council Of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim To Disburse INR 5000 Each To Lawyers In Need Of Financial Assistance; Notifies Scheme [Read Notification]

The Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim has announced a one-time financial assistance of Rs. 5,000/-, for Advocates in distress due to loss of court work during the lockdown. To this end, the State Bar Council has devised a scheme namely "The Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim Covid–19...

Jharkhand HC Seeks Action Taken Report For Implementation Of Lockdown Measures [Read Order]

A division bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad has sought a reply from the state government, delineating the measures being taken for strict implementation of the lockdown. The bench was hearing a suo moto case registered against non-implementation of the lockdown measures in the state, especially in its capital...

'Mutual Will' Comes Into Effect On The Death Of Either Of The Joint Testators : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a recent judgement passed by the High Court of Delhi in the case Vickram Bahl & Anr. Vs. Siddhartha Bahl, it has been held that the rights in favor of the ultimate beneficiary under the mutual Will accrue on the demise of either of the executants and during the lifetime of the other executant of the mutual Will."the principle of, a mutual Will coming into effect and binding also...

21,000 Migrant Workers Counselled During Lockdown: NIMHANS Tells Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that in the state counseling has been given to 21,000 migrant workers, during the lockdown period. Dr.Naveen Kumar, Deputy Director of Mental Health, NIMHANS, addressed the court via video conferencing. The previous hearing court had called upon him to inform steps...

Can Farmers Be Exempted From Paying Toll On Highways Amid Lockdown? Karnataka HC Asks NHAI

The Karnataka High Court has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to inform the Court whether any concession can be made available to the farmers so far as the payment of toll during the lockdown situation is concerned.The court gave the direction while hearing the plea filed by PUCL on the issue of rural distress caused due to the lockdown. The counsel for PUCL also...