Madras HC Directs Technical Committee Headed By State Health Secretary To Consider Administration Of Siddha Treatment To COVID-19 Patients [Read Order]

A division bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Dr. Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice R. Suresh Kumar has directed the Technical Committee headed by the State Health Secretary to consider treating COVID-19 affected patients with medicine known as Kabasura Kashayam, which is a part of Siddha Medical Treatment. The bench was hearing a plea filed by one PA Josseph who endorsed...

In First Hearing Via Video Conferencing, Bombay HC Directs Release Of Ship [Read Order]

“It was very smooth and no technical difficulty occurred”, the lawyers said.

[Fight Against Corona] MP HC Judges, Staff To Contribute To PM Care Fund

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has issued a circular wherein all the Hon'ble Judges, as well as all officials and employees, have decided to contribute to PM CARES in wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. "Our country and the world as a whole are passing through unprecedented times due to COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus is posing severe health and economic problems for our country...

COVID-19: Asking Persons Of Unorganised Sector To Approach District Collector Office For Taking Their Food Supplies May Breach Norms Of Social Distancing: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the concerned state authorities to distribute packets of essential food grains to class of persons who do not have any Ration Card, at the same Distribution counters through which the Civil Supplies Department is making distribution of the food grains to the persons who are holding Ration cards. The bench of Dr. Justice Vineet Kothari...

COVID-19: Madras HC Seeks State's Response In Plea For Conversion Of Private Colleges As Makeshift Hospitals For Migrants & Roadside Dwellers [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has issued notices on a PIL seeking for directions to the government to immediately notify and convert private colleges and their hostels, as makeshift hospital and isolation wards to accommodate the migrant workers and road side dwellers, as a measure to contain the COVID-19 spread. The order passed by the bench of Dr. Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice R....

COVID19: 24x7 Helpline Opened By MEA For Indian Community Stranded Abroad, Centre Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Ministry of External Affairs has submitted before the Delhi High Court that it has set up a 24x7 helpline for Indian citizens who are stranded abroad, and are unable to come back to India due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown. This information was provided to the Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Navin Chawla in a plea seeking evacuation of an Indian...

National Lockdown: Kerala HC Directs District Labour Officers & Legal Services Authorities To Monitor Conditions Of Migrant Labours In The State Till April 17 [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala on Friday directed all District Labour Officers to work in coordination with the respective District Legal Services Authorities to monitor the conditions of migrant labours in the state, till April 17. In a suo moto case, the bench of Justices AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly had earlier sought a report from the Advocate General concerning the...

Locate People From State Who Attended Religious Congregation At Nizamuddin : Karnataka HC Directs To State Govt. [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Friday said the State Government will have to act immediately and help the community of farmers, during the lockdown period of 21-days, announced to avoid the spread of coronavirus. The State Government has also been directed to immediately locate people who attended the religious congregation at Nizamuddin and have entered the state and to quarantine...

Assam Public Service Commission Scam- Gauhati HC Upholds Discharge Of 60 Officials Without Notice Or Enquiry [Read Judgment]

Amidst widespread regional resentment against the termination of 60 senior state civil/police officials, the Gauhati High Court recently upheld the orders terminating, without any show cause notice or enquiry, these officers who had been in service for more than 3-4 years. Justice Manojit Bhuyan of Assam High Court at Gauhati decided 49 writ petitions 'crying foul on their discharge...

Decongestion Of Prisons Due To Covid-19: Undertrials Challenge Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts, Bombay HC Issues Notice [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a petition filed by two undertrial prisoners currently lodged at Harsul jail in Aurangabad accused under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act challenging the decision of the High Powered Committee constituted by the State of Maharashtra to exclude those accused under Special Acts, from being released on parole or temporary bail in light...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Expresses Satisfaction With Measures Taken By Delhi Govt To Ensure Food And Medicines To Affected Families [Read Order]

Expressing satisfaction with the measures taken by the Delhi government for the welfare of riot-affected families, the Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by riot victims.A bench comprising Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and Naveen Chawla took note of the submissions made of behalf of the Delhi Government and East Delhi Municipal Corporation that nodal officers and the...

Efforts Underway To Eliminate Physical Presence As Far As Practicable; Bombay HC Seeks Funds For Video Conferencing Facility In Courts For Long Term [Read Press Release]

In a press release the Bombay High Court declared that efforts are underway to fine tune the system to eliminate physical presence as far as practicable. Court also stated it has taken various measures to secure access to justice during the Covid-19 pandemic, one major example being, conducting cases through video conferencing. The press release states- "At the Principal Seat in...