COVID-19: Allahabad HC To Remain Closed For Further 3 Days, Till March 25 [Read Press Note]

The Allahabad High Court has decided to further remain closed till Wednesday, i.e. March 25, for the purpose of taking preventive & remedial measures to combat the impeding threat of COVID-19. On Wednesday, March 18 the High Court had announced that its premises, both at Allahabad as well as Lucknow will remain closed for forthcoming next three days, i.e. March 19, 20 and 21,...

Shashi Tharoor To Withdraw Defamation Case After Ravi Shankar Prasad Withdraws Remarks

Stating that the differences with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad have been amicable settled, Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor announced his intention to withdraw the criminal defamation complaint filed by him against the former.This was announced by Tharoor in Twitter on Saturday afternoon.The criminal defamation case was filed in December 2018 over the remarks made by Prasad...

'Do Voluntary Service For Covid-19 Control': Bail Condition Imposed By Patna HC[Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Wednesday while granting bail to a man accused in a murder case, directed him to render service as a volunteer for a period of three months from the date of his release in the process of combating the pandemic of Covid-19 of Corona Virus. Justice Anil Kumar Upadhyay was hearing a criminal application filed by Ranvijay Singh, accused in a case registered under...

Trial Courts To Function Between 11 Am To 2 Pm From March 20 In Bengaluru, Only Very Urgent Matters Will Be Taken Up For Hearing [Read Memorandum]

The Karnataka High Court has directed that the City Civil Courts, Small Cause Courts, Rural Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals, working in Bengaluru City, shall function from 11 am to 2 pm only, from today. As per the directions of the Chief Justice of The High Court, in wake of the spread of Covid-19, these courts will take up only very urgent matters...

COVID-19: Justice Subramaniam Of Madras HC To Donate 1 Month Salary For Welfare Of Unorganized Labour Force

A judge of the Madras High Court, Justice SM Subramaniam has decided to contribute his one month's salary of Rs. 2.25 lakh, for the welfare of unorganized labour force who have lost their earnings due to industrial standstill in the face of COVID-19 pandemic, the Hindu reported. A cheque for the same will be handed over to the State Chief Secretary today, i.e. March 21. Recently,...

COVID-19: Jharkhand HC Advises State To Refrain From Coercive Actions Against Individuals Until Threat Abates [Read Order]

The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday 'advised' the state authorities not to take any coercive actions against any individual so as to cut down litigation and consequent congregation of people, until the threat of COVID-19 pandemic abates. A bench of Justices HC Mishra and Deepak Roshan pointed out that in the face of coronavirus, all the courts in the state had restricting functioning...

Delhi Minorities Commission Seeks Police Response On Reports Of Haphazard Arrests, Lynching

Suspecting haphazard and illegal arrests of youth in the age group of 20-30, the Delhi Minorities Commission has written a detailed letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, northeast district. The letter has been written in light of the alleged ambiguity that shrouds the entire process of arrests and investigation in the cases pertaining to Delhi Riots. It is with...

COVID 19 : International Court Of Justice Adopts Precautionary Measures

As the Corona Virus pandemic continues to spread and affect people globally, the International Court of Justice has now adopted a number of measures to deal with the same. Through a press release, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations has stated that these steps have been taken with the aim to contain the spread of the virus as well as to protect the health and well-being of...

[COVID-19] Gujarat HC Declines Plea To Restrain Recovery Measures Citing SC's Stay On Kerala, Allahabad HC Orders[Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed a petition, seeking that all banks and financial institutions be directed not to initiate any auction/recovery proceedings under the SARFAESI Act till March 31, in light of the COVID-19 challenge. During hearing, Petitioner's counsel Advocate Vishvash Shah drew the attention of the court towards a recent judgment of the Allahabad High Court...

[COVID-19] Madras HC Chief Justice AP Sahi Urges Advocates, Litigants Follow Social Distancing[Read Letter]

In the face of the mortal threat posed by Novel COVID-19, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, A.P. Sahi, in an open letter penned by himself, has urged advocates, litigants and other visitors to court premises to follow social distancing and refrain from congregating unnecessarily. Acknowledging that the "virtues of a disciplined life, such as the art of resisting temptations, are hard...

COVID-19, AAB Writes To CJI To Close Down Karnataka HC For Two Weeks [Read Letter]

The Advocate's Association of Bengaluru has written to the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde for closing down of the Karnataka High Court, in wake of the spread of the Coronavirus. The letter suggest that the court shall be closed for two weeks. The letter signed by the President of the Association, A P Ranganatha and Secretary A N Gangadharaiah says "Covid-19 has been...

[COVID-19]Only Most Urgent Matters Will Be Heard In Kerala HC, No Appearance Required For Extension Of Stay[Read Notice]

The Full Court of the Kerala High Court on Friday decided to restrict functioning to hear only urgent matters until after the Summer-vacation, in view of the advisory issued by the Government cautioning against mass gathering to avoid the spread of COVID-19 infection. In view thereof, the following directions have been issued for regulating the Court Proceedings, until...