Hearing "So Many" Counsel By Video Conferencing Not Feasible, Says Raj HC; Adjourns Bail Applications: [Read Order]

Remarking that "hearing of so many counsel simultaneously even by video-conferencing is not feasible", the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday adjourned five bail applications, arising out of a common FIR. The Single Judge of the Principal Seat at Jodhpur noted that "These bail applications arise out of common FIR and all the petitioners are being represented by three different counsel"....

National Lockdown: NGT Cancels Summer Vacation; Will Function For Entire Month Of June [Read Notification]

The National Green Tribunal has decided to cancel its summer vacations, scheduled for the month of June, 2020, in view of loss of working hours due to restricted functioning amid the lockdown. In a notification issued today, the Tribunal said that the decision has been taken in order to make up for the loss of working hours and to obviate the hardship faced by the lawyers...

Delhi Court Temporarily Restrains Sarosh Zaiwalla From Making Unverified Statements Against Abhishek Singhvi, Restricts Further Reselling of the Book [Read Order]

Patiala House Court has temporarily restrained Sarosh Zaiwalla, Harper Collins, and their distributors and retailers, from making any unverified and unsubstantiated defamatory claims against Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. While passing such a restraining order, District Judge Sanjiv Jain has also restrained the defendants from selling it distributing the copies of...

COVID19: Delhi HC Requests All Officials To Download Aarogya Setu App

The Delhi High Court has requested all the officers and officials of the court to download the Aarogya Setu application to check the status of the spread of COVID19 virus in their respective areas.The request has been made by the Registrar General of the court through an office order issued on Monday.The said request has been made keeping in mind the benefits of the services provided by the...

NALSA Co-ordinates With State Units To Assist People For Alleviating The Sufferings Amid COVID 19 Pandemic

The National Legal Services Authority of India has assured that it is ready to deal with legal problems which may arise during and post the pandemic period. Giving an account of the progress made so far, NALSA has disclosed that it has provided aid in the release of over 10,000 under trial prisoners and more than 5 thousand convicts from detention, as per the directions of the...

Media Must Ensure That Court Orders Are Not Misquoted In Matters Concerning COVID-19 : Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Monday observed that the media, in particular the electronic media to be very careful while reporting court orders, concerning COVID-19. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna said "We are dealing with various sensitive issues concerning COVID-19. We make it clear that while reporting our orders, the media and in...

State Should Not Prevent Voluntary Organisations From Distributing Food To Weaker Sections Of Society: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to not prevent voluntary organisations from distributing food to the weaker sections of the society. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice B V Nagarathna while hearing a petition filed by Know Your Rights Association, brought to the attention the order issued by Kalaburagi District...

Karnataka HC Will Be Closed From April 15 To April 30, Urgent Cases Will Be Heard Via VC [Read Notification]

The High Court of Karnataka has issued a notification stating that it will remain closed for the period from Wednesday the 15th April 2020 to Thursday the 30th April 2020 (both days inclusive) in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The period of closure shall be treated as closure of courts within the meaning of Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963. Matters of extreme urgency at Principle Seat...

Decision To Cap COVID Testing At Rs. 4500 Shall Ensure Private Entities Do Not Exploit Citizens By Charging More, Says ICMR [Read Affidavit]

With the Supreme Court on Monday modifying the April 8 order which had directed that testing for COVID19 must be free of cost in both government & private laboratories, an Affidavit of The Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) details the rationale behind capping of testing rates at Rs. 4500.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat passed the modified order in...

Kerala HC To Conduct Hearings During Summer Vacation Via Video Conferencing; Prescribes Procedure For E-Filing [Read Notifications]

The Kerala High Court has announced that it will sit through the midsummer vacation, 2020 and will hear urgent cases via Video Conferencing. The vacation sitting of the Court will be as per the High Court Notification dated April 7, subject to the modification that the Single Judges hearing Bail and Writ Petitions may hold sittings from Monday to Friday, if so required. The High...

Chhattisgarh HC Quashes State Marketing Corporation's Order Constituting Committee For Operation Of Liquor Shops Amid Lockdown [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed an order of the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited which constituted a committee to take steps for initiating preparations to operate liquor shops throughout the State, during lockdown. The impugned order was passed by the Corporation in the backdrop of a notification issued by the state government on March 31, prohibiting operation...

Bombay HC Directs MCGM To Restore Electricity & Water Supply In Dilapidated Building Sealed Due To Positive COVID-19 Cases [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court last week directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply & Transport to restore the electricity and water supply at the Shahid Bhagat Singh Co-operative Housing Society, a dilapidated building located in Andheri East where 23 families are staying and are unable to shift out as some positive Covid-19 cases have been found in...