Imprisonment In Default Of Payment Of Fine Awarded In Multiple Cases Cannot Be Directed To Run Concurrently: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

"Imprisonment in default of payment of fine cannot be deemed to be a sentence. "

COVID-19: Bombay Bar Association Contributes 10 Lakh To The PM's Relief Fund

The Bombay Bar Association on Sunday took out a notice stating that the Association Trust is contributing Rs.10 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for combating the pandemic of Corona Virus.Notice authored by BBA Secretary and Senior Advocate Dr.Birendra Saraf, states-"Like the entire world, India is facing one of its worst crises as it fights the pandemic of Covid-19. As you are...

Covid-19: Extraordinary Situation Requires Extraordinary Measures; Bombay HC Asks State & Union To Grant Approval To Private Labs For Testing [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court's bench at Nagpur has passed several directions to both the State government and the Union of India in order to stop the spread of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus in the State of Maharashtra.While hearing a writ petition filed by CH Sharma and others tagged along with public interest litigation filed by Subhash Jainarayan Zanwar, the division bench of Justice SB...

Plea In Jharkhand HC Challenging Termination Of Services Of Jail Employees [Read Petition]

An urgent writ petition has been filed before the Jharkhand High Court against the Lohardaga Jail Authority on the allegation of violating the Labour Ministry Guidelines on employment/ termination of casual/ contractual workers during subsistence of COVID-19 pandemic. The case of the Petitioner, Chandramouli Kumar Jha, working as a Video Conferencing Operator at Lohardaga Jail since...

[COVID-19] Do Not Use Force Against Violators Of Lockdown Unless It is Absolutely Essential: Kerala HC Judge Writes To DGP [Read Letter]

Kerala High Court Judge, Justice Devan Ramachandran has written to the Director General Of Police Loknath Behra to direct the officers not to use force against the violators of lockdown unless it is absolutely essential."There are clips being circulated in social media of police officers beating up persons who deliberately violate the lockdown. Don't know if any of them are from Kerala. But,...

COVID-19: Calcutta HC Notifies Procedure For Listing Of Urgent Matters Via Video-Conferencing [Read Notification]

In view of the litigants' inability to access courts due to the nation-wide lockdown imposed on Tuesday-midnight, the Calcutta High Court has issued a notification stating that court proceeding of extremely urgent matters may be conducted via video-conferencing, through Skype conference call. The notification issued by the Registrar General in this behalf details the procedure to...

Public Shaming Of Lockdown Violators : Kerala DGP Seeks Explanation From Police Commissioner

The Kerala State Police Chief Lokanath Behera on Saturday sought explanation from Yatish Chandra IPS, Commissioner of Police, Kannur for resorting to punishment measures humiliating persons in public for violating COVID-19 lockdown guidelines.In a press briefing on Saturday evening, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also criticized the action of the Police Commissioner.The CM said that he...

Kerala HC To Take Up Urgent Matters Via Video Conferencing Amid Shutdown

The High Court of Kerala has clarified that it will take up extremely urgent matters via video conferencing amid the court shutdown announced in the wake of national lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.The Chief Justice has constituted a division bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P Chaly for urgent matters through video conferencing.Earlier, the Court had...

Covid-19: Bombay HC Takes Cognizance Of Letter By Law Grads Stating Goa Not Prepared To Combat The Virus, Issues Notice To State [Read Letter]

The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday issued notice to the State government after taking cognizance of a letter written to the Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari by two law graduates stating that medical facilities in the state of Goa were not enough for combating the deadly Corona Virus. Justice MS Sonak directed the matter to be registered as PIL (Writ petition) and issued notice to...

COVID-19: Calcutta HC Constitutes Monitoring Committee To Ensure Access To Justice To People Of Andaman & Nicobar Islands [Read Order]

"Access to justice is multifaceted assistance to the people. It is not confined to mere access to courts. It spreads out and trickles down multifarious inalienable necessities for human existence and environment management. Provisions to support cohesive and comprehensive deliverance of matters connected with life is among the guarantees, including fundamental rights, in...

COVID-19 : Kerala Govt Promulgates Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020 [Read Ordinance]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala Government on Friday promulgated the 'Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020' with the objective "to unify and consolidate the laws relating to the regulation and prevention of epidemic diseases".As per the Ordinance, "Epidemic Disease" means any disease declared as epidemic disease by notification published in the official gazette, by the Government.Section 4...

COVID-19:Under Trial Prisoners Charged With Offences Punishable Upto 7 Yrs Be Released On Interim Bail For 8 Weeks': UP High Powered Committee [Read Letter]

In compliance with the Supreme Court orders, a High Powered Committee in the state of Uttar Pradesh has recommended the class of prisoners that may be released on parole, in order to de-congest prisons in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, March 23, a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde had directed all states and Union Territories to set up 'High Level Committees'...