Raj HC | Petitioner not vigilant enough to seek his remedy, Court rejects Stay application
Rajasthan High Court: Arun Bhansali, J., rejected a stay application that was filed aggrieved by the order of the Director, Mines demanding
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Booked air tickets during lockdown? Supreme Court orders full refund| Read directions
“We cannot lose sight of the present situation prevailing in the country and across the globe”
Death of five-year-old girl due to starvation and illness in Agra: NHRC issues notice to UP Govt.
National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 5-year-old girl has allegedly died due
Breaking | UNLOCK-4 | Metro services to resume in graded manner from 7th September, 2020; MHA issues guidelines
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued new guidelines today for opening up of more activities in areas outside the Containment
MHA asks States to allow unhindered movement of persons and goods and services during Unlock-3
The Centre has asked the States that there should be no restrictions imposed on the inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and
Functioning of Delhi HC and Subordinate Court’s suspended; Physical hearings likely to resume from 1st September, 2020
In view of the prevailing situation of the spread of coronavirus (2019-nCOV) pandemic in the NCT of Delhi, the Administrative and General
Delhi Court | “Mere temporary non-use of premises cannot be covered under Force Majeure clause”; Miniso to pay rent arrears for lockdown and post lockdown period
District Court, Saket, Delhi: Raj Kumar Chauhan, J., directed “Miniso” to pay the rent arrears for the lockdown and post lockdown period stating
Tablighi Jamaat| SC transfers all cases pending in different Delhi Trial Courts to Saket Court; Directs disposal within 8 weeks
Supreme Court: After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari that as of today only
Bom HC | “Advocates, their staff are integral part of system dispensing fundamental right of access to justice”: Govt. to take informed decision on advocates request for inclusion in essential services
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and Sarang V. Kotwal, J., has advised the Maharashtra Government to take an informed
COVID-19| Transportation of migrant workers: Making Rules not enough; submit affidavit on steps taken: SC to all States/UTs
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has asked all States/UTs have to file
Kar HC | Writ of Mandamus filed against Canara Bank in respect of deferment of payments for LoCs issued by Bank rejected
Karnataka High Court: P.S. Dinesh Kumar, J. ordered against the petitioner who filed the Writ of Mandamus against Canara Bank in deferment
Delhi Government clarifies SMCs constituted by draw of lots only a stop gap arrangement
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COVID-19 | Period of suspension of Judicial and Administrative works of Calcutta HC extended till 19th July, 2020
Chief Justice, High Court, Calcutta has extended the period of suspension of judicial and administrative works of High Court, Calcutta till 19th
COVID-19| Delhi HC allows Delhi Govt’s decision to reconstitute SMCs through draw of lots as a stop gap arrangement
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Bom HC | Govt. Order for payment of full wages during lockdown not applicable where management and workmen were already engaged in industrial adjudication prior to lockdown
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and Riyaz I. Chagla, JJ., rejected the relief of payment of full wages to
Del HC | Schools free to decline Online Education Facility to students whose parents fail to pay tuition fees
Delhi High Court: Jayant Nath, J., while hearing a matter with regard to parents defaulting in payment of tuition fees to schools, held
COVID-19| Migrant Labourers: SC pulls up Maharashtra for lapses; says “this is not an adversarial litigation”
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ pulled up State of Maharashtra for submitting that
The Pillarless Financial Ordinance in Madhya Pradesh: A Constitutional Anathema
by Nikunj Maheswari & Kapil Shrivastava*
Ker HC | Parents to submit school fees, since no exemption given on account of monthly salary expenditure incurred by school even during lockdown
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar ,CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J. dismissed a writ petition on account of
Analysing the Hidden Pandemic: Domestic Violence
by Pooja Soni & Mitali Goyal*