COVID-19- Precautionary Measures Must Be Enforced At Private Hospitals Too : Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a PIL, seeking precautionary and preventive measures to be observed by the state authorities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.The Court also instructed that all precautionary measures should be enforced by the authorities at the private hospitals as well. After hearing the arguments advanced by Petitioner,...

Karnataka HC, District Courts And Tribunals Restrict Entry Of Litigants And Visitors From Tomorrow [Read Notice]

Entry of litigants and visitors to the High Court of Karnataka, and other trial courts and tribunals in Bengaluru and Kalaburagi city, is restricted from March 19. The directions are given in wake of the Novel Coronavirus, declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. The Chief Justice Abhay Oka had on March 15, issued directions that only urgent matters will be taken...

MP Political Crisis : No Interim Relief For Digvijaya Singh From Karnataka HC To Meet Rebel Congress MLAs [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused interim relief to Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Digvijay Singh, who wanted to meet the rebel Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh who are housed inside a resort at Bengaluru. In his writ petition filed in the High Court, Singh sought directions to the State Government, Director General of Police, Commissioner of Police, and...

COVID-19: Bombay HC Directs Union Of India To Issue Fresh Visa To 19-Yr-Old Girl Stranded At Dubai Airport Since 5 Days [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday came to the rescue of Nyla, a 19-year-old girl stranded at Dubai airport since March 13 after a consolidated travel advisory was issued by the Indian government restricting travel of foreigners into India in order to contain the spread of the pandemic of Covid-19 or Novel Coronavirus.A division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla while hearing...

Delhi Court Summons London Based Lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Dr. AM Singhvi [Read Complaint]

The Patiala House Court in Delhi on Monday summoned a London based lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla, in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Senior Advocate and Congress MP Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Singhvi, through Advocates Vijay Aggarwal and Mudit Jain, had filed a complaint under Section 500 of IPC against Zaiwalla for defaming him and his deceased father Dr. L.M. Singhvi, through...

Central Govt's Power To Investigate Its Official Cannot Be Interfered By State Even If The Offence Committed In State's Territory: Calcutta HC

The Kolkata High Court recently considered whether the Consent of the state government under Section 6 of the DPSE Act would still be necessary if the Central government wishes to proceed against its own officials, albeit posted within a state, paid from Central funds and discharging functions under a Central Statute.In its judgment delivered on March 12, the court held that CBI's power...

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Issues Notice In Fresh Plea By Convicts For Stay On Execution

A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea for stay on the execution of four convicts of the Nirbhaya rape case.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana will take up the matter tomorrow at 12 pm. The plea moved through Advocate AP Singh has sought stay on execution, which is scheduled to be carried out on March 20, on the ground that the convicts have yet not exhausted all their...

Calcutta HC Sets Aside 'Leave India' Notice Issued To Polish Student For Participation In Anti-CAA Protest [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside the "Leave India" notice issued to a Polish student by the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Kolkata for participating in an anti-CAA protest.Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya directed the central government not to give effect to the notice served on the Poland citizen, who studies at the Jadavpur University.The Court noted that...

COVID-19: Video Conferencing Facility In The Court Of Bombay HC Judge Justice AK Menon For Urgent Mentioning

In light of various measures being taken to contain the spread of the pandemic of Covid-19 o novel Coronavirus, Justice AK Menon of the Bombay High Court has issued a notice informing advocates that out of the two hours that High Court benches are now working every day, mentioning of very urgent matters will be taken up via video conferencing for one hour every day starting today.The...

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi High Court Reserves Order on Mukesh's Plea Seeking His Trial To Be Declared As Invalid

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea moved by one of the convicts Mukesh seeking the trial court order dated 10/09/2013, wherein he was convicted for the rape and murder of Nirbhaya, to be declared as invalid on the ground of concealment of vital documents. The Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi has reserved the order after providing adequate hearing to convict's...

Corona Pandemic: Delhi HC Expresses Satisfaction on Steps Taken By Centre For Evacuating Stranded Students From Iran

Delhi High Court has expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the central government in getting in touch with and bringing back most of the Indian students stuck in Iranian Universities due to the Coronavirus outbreak While taking the status report filed by Centre on record, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla observed that the court is satisfied by the steps taken...

Justice BP Dharmadhikari Appointed As Chief Justice Of Bombay HC [Read Notification]

The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari, Judge of the Bombay High Court, as the Chief Justice of that High Court. He is due to retire on April 27. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his elevation vide resolution dated February 24. Presently, Justice Dharmadhikari is serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the high...