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Del HC | PIL filed without “any ground work” and any “thought to it”; Court dismisses petition seeking effective measures for sex workers and LGBTQ community during COVID-19

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., dismissed a petition raising concerns for the welfare

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Guj HC | “What is most essential as of now is a more humane approach or touch”; State Authorities should ensure that its citizens do not die of starvation

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Ilesh J. Vora, JJ., took suo moto cognizance of certain issues like the

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[COVID-19] Del HC | Keeping a person under unjustified home quarantine has deleterious civil consequences

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., while addressing a petition held that, “Courts have necessarily to be slow in subjecting executive action,

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Madras HC | Liquor shops that were opened in neighbouring Kerala & far off Mumbai were closed down by those Governments to save human lives, but, alas, this State failed to learn any lesson!

They that sleep resemble the dead; likewise, they that drink are no other than poison eaters. Couplet 926 of Chapter 93 titled

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Bom HC | 16 year old girl, victim of rape, allowed for medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy; In case child born is alive, all necessary facilities to save its life shall be taken

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., allowed medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy of 16 year old girl victim of rape & sexual

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Del HC | PIL filed seeking linking of metro card or token with address proof of travellers to protect right to property — dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation, filed seeking direction to respondents to

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Bom HC | Maharashtra Govt. to issue clear directives to police not to stop or obstruct ambulances or pet taxies for ferrying sick animals to & from veterinary clinics

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., directed the State Government to issue clear directives with regard to no stopping or obstructing of pet

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[COVID-19 + cases in Arthur Road Jail] Bom HC | Inmates have right to safety & healthy environment as even while incarceration they equally enjoy right to life as those in outside world

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a bail application of a 43 year old person who sought the same for reasons of

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Ker HC | Additional Advocate General informs Court that as a special case, directions for issuing passes to cross border for persons stranded at Walayar will be issued

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Shaji P. Chaly andM.R. Anitha, JJ., addressed a PIL with regard to issue of facilitating journey

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Bom HC | No insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers; Medical Officers will examine workers at embarkation points & assess for COVID19 symptoms

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., noted States response on insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers to their respective workers.

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Bom HC |While extraordinary situations may call for extraordinary measures, they must have sanction of law; Police Commr. to senstivise personnel under his command to enforce lockdown measures

Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J., while addressing a PIL with serious and disturbing facets of enforcement of lockdown directives by the

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Madras HC | TASMAC directed for closure of all liquor shops due to breach of guidelines imposed amid COVID-19 lockdown; State & TASMAC may resort to home delivery of liquor

Madras High Court: A Division bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., directed for closure of all TASMAC with the

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Del HC | Central Govt. directed to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be granted exemption under lockdown restrictions

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., directed Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be

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Bom HC | Ad-Interim Bail granted to applicant alleged to have an altercation with police personnel on not wearing mask

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a complaint wherein a verbal altercation took place for the reason that applicant was asked

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Del HC | Petitioners arrested for loitering without mask and assaulting police constable; Court refused to quash FIR

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed a petition with regard to quashing of FIR wherein petitioner was in custody for loitering

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Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy | A.P. HC| Court takes suo moto cognizance of the incident; Curtail effect of Styrene Gas leak by sprinkling of water; Ensure adequate medical facilities to victims

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheswari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., while taking suo moto cognizance in regard

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Madras HC | “Ethical imperative of Higher Judiciary to exercise inherent power when freedom of press is at stake”: Defamation case against Economic Times quashed

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J. has quashed the defamation case filed by V.V. Minerals (P) Ltd. against Economic Times and its

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Madras HC | Payment for purchase of liquor should be made through approved E-payment applications; Purchase of liquor allowed twice in a week [Read Directions]

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., while addressing a petition laid down certain directions with

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Del HC | Goods & Services of PSUs are all, to one extent or other, “essential”; MHA order doesn’t contemplate complete closure of PSUs in view of lockdown

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Harishankar, J., addressed a petition wherein mandamus has been sought to

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Del HC |”Court cannot direct or advise executive in matters of policy”; Plea for extending benefits of Hazard or Risk Pay to health workers dealing with COVID19 dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing a petition with regard to extending benefits of Hazard