National Lockdown: Allahabad HC Announces Suspension Of Court Work In HC & All Subordinate Courts Till Further Orders [Read Order]

In suit with various other high courts across the country, the Allahabad High Court has resolved to remain closed till further orders, due to the National Lockdown imposed by the Central Government wef from midnight. As per a notice issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, the Administrative Committee has decided to suspend all Court work both in the Allahabad High Court, as...

National Lockdown: MP HC To Remain Closed Till April 14; Urgent Matters To Be taken With Permission Of CJ Via Video Conferencing [Read Circular]

In view of the unprecedented National Lockdown announced by the PM last night, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided that the high court as well the courts subordinate to it will remain closed till April 14. "due to the threat of pandemic Corona Virus and immobilization of the public at large, it has been decided to declare the non-working of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh...

Delhi HC Directs Centre To Ensure Welfare Of Indian Students Stranded At Kazakhstan Airport Due To COVID-19

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs to promptly appoint a Nodal Officer from the Indian Embassy in Kazakhstan to ensure the welfare , well-being and safety of Indian students stranded at Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan since the last 2-3 days.The Nodal Officer has been directed to expeditiously "facilitate, secure and provide the said students with all...

COVID-19 : Kerala Govt Constitutes High Level Committee To Recommend Grant Of Parole/Interim Bail To De-Congest Prisons

Following SC directions, Kerala Government has constituted a High Level Committee to recommend grant of parole/interim bail to convicts/under-trials in offences punishable with less than 7 years, to de-congest prisons in view of COVID 19 pandemic.The Committee comprising Chairman of State Legal Services Committee, Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Vigilance), and Director General of...

Ready To Help Lawyers Affected By Corona Virus: Bar Council of Kerala [Read Notice]

The Bar Council of Kerala has issued a letter to provide necessary help and support to advocates in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), including extending financial aid if any advocate or their family members are affected by Coronavirus."…the Bar Council of Kerala requests every member of the legal profession and also the Bar Associations in the state to inform the Council at...

Tripura HC Allows Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing For Filings [Read Order]

In a bid to minimize paper consumption, the Tripura High Court on Monday approved the use of A4 size papers for filing documents, with print on both the sides, both in the high court as well as the courts subordinate to it. As per the notice, the litigants/counsels in all the courts in Tripura will have to adhere to the following specifications of paper and font type: "Superior...

Initiation Of False Criminal Case For Which A Husband/ His Family Are Sent To Prison Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court has ruled that falsely implicating one's husband/ his family in a criminal case, which leads to their arrest and subsistence in jail, amounts to cruelty. While allowing an appeal for divorce preferred by an aggrieved husband, Justices Samapti Chatterjee and Manojit Mandal observed, "The respondent/wife, in our opinion, had no intention...

NCLT Extends Limitation Period From March 15 Till Further Orders [Read Notice]

The National Company Law Tribunal has issued a notice intimating all the litigants that the extension of limitation period granted by the Supreme Court on Monday will be applicable to the cases falling within the NCLT's jurisdiction. With the objective of reducing physical filings in courts and tribunals across the countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court had on...

Sec 32A IBC : Delhi HC Sets Aside SFIO Complaint Against Tata Steel BS Ltd Filed In Respect Of Bhushan Steel [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has quashed the summons as well as the complaint filed against Tata Steel BSL Ltd (erstwhile Bhushan Steel) by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. However while setting aside the complaint, the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru clarified that this order will not affect the prosecution of the erstwhile promoters or any of the officers who may be directly...

Madras HC Expresses Shock Over Compensation Of Rs 86 Lacs Awarded In A Claim Restricted To Rs 36 Lacs [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has expressed its shock over the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special Subordinate Court), Coimbatore [MACT] awarding a compensatory amount of more than Rs. 86 lakhs in a case where the claim itself was restricted to Rs. 36 lakhs. The Division Bench comprising of Justices R. Subbiah and R. Pongiappan set aside this motor accident award and remanded the matter back to...

National Lockdown: Kerala HC Instructs All Judicial Officers To Hear Urgent Matters From Their Residences [Read Order]

In light of the 21 days long country-wide lockdown announced by the PM last night, the Kerala High Court has instructed all the Judicial Officers of its subordinate courts to hear urgent matters from their respective residences. As stated in the Official Memorandum issued in this behalf by the Registrar General, "it is clarified that in the light of the Government Order,...

Delhi HC Asks Delhi Govt To Consider Whether Bus Marshals In DTC Buses Require Proper Training

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to consider a representation seeking proper training of Marshals that are deployed in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Cluster buses operated by the Delhi Government. While hearing a petition complaining about the behaviour of one of such Marshals, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla asked the Delhi Government...