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Kar HC | Police Officers can exercise power under S. 102(3) CrPC to give custody of vehicles seized for COVID-19 guidelines violation owners

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathnna, J. held that , owners of seized vehicles due

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Del HC | Schools imparting online education cannot be treated as “closed”: Petition for directing private unaided schools to not charge tuition fee rejected

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J. dismissed a writ petition that sought modification

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Cal HC | “Responsible journalism includes exclusion of irresponsible reporting”; Court advices those in need of information to access HC website

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., while addressing a petition stated that responsible journalism

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Madras HC | Disclosing identity of COVID-19 patients will lead to social stigma; Petition for disclosure rejected

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Nirmal Kumar, JJ., addressed a petition wherein direction was sought with regard to

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COVID-19 and Supreme Court – April roundup

Functioning of courts Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing Release of prisoners Ensure that prisoners released on

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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – April 2020

COVID-19 STORIES Functioning of courts Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing Release of prisoners Ensure that prisoners

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Bom HC | Duration of lockdown not to be reckoned for purpose of computing 90-day NPA declaration period

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while fashioning a workable solution limited to the facts the instant case, ordered that subject to

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COVID-19| SC refuses to pass order on petition seeking changes in the treatment guidelines; Asks ICMR to look into the matter

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, SK Kaul and BR Gavai, JJ has refused to pass any order in a

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COVID-19| Ration to people without ration cards: SC refuses to pass order on ‘policy issue’

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, SK Kaul and BR Gavai, JJ has refused to pass order directing Centre to

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Bom HC | Court grants anticipatory bail to man booked for falsely accusing Tablighi Jamaat members of assaulting and spitting on him

Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J. granted anticipatory bail to the applicant accused of making false allegations against a particular religious

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Gau HC | “Make atleast 2 testing labs functional, provide PPEs, identify ICU facilities, etc.”: Court gives directions to State for tackling COVID-19

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and S. Hukato Swu, JJ. gave certain limited directions to the State Government

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Bom HC | Court refuses to quash FIR against rape accused despite settlement where victim’s consent to settlement appears coerced

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and V.G. Bisht, JJ. refused to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings against

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Madras HC | Setting up of ‘emergency response system’ to assist victims of domestic violence: State to file additional status report

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ. has given time to the T.N. Government to

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Some relief to finacially stressed Vodafone Idea as SC directs payment of Rs.733 Crores tax refund within 4 weeks

Supreme Court: In some relief to the financially stressed telecom giant Vodafone Idea, the bench of UU Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ

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Uniform NEET for admission to Medical & Dental courses does not violate rights of the unaided/aided minority institutions

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran and MR Shah, JJ has held that prescribing uniform examination of NEET

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CIC | Secretary, DoPT, to take immediate steps for online filing of ‘life & liberty applications’, implementation of S. 7(1) of RTI Act amid lockdown

Central Information Commission (CIC): Exercising the power under Section 25(5) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”), Vanaja N. Sarna,

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Bom HC | Fear of corona infection spreading through newspapers not supported by evidence: Court questions blanket ban on door-to-door delivery of newspapers

Bombay High Court: Prasanna B. Varale, J. took cognizance of the amendment made in the Government Order whereby door-to-door delivery of newspapers

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Kar HC | Police Officers can exercise power under S. 102(3) CrPC to give custody of vehicles seized for COVID-19 guidelines violation owners

Del HC | Schools imparting online education cannot be treated as “closed”: Petition for directing private unaided schools to not charge tuition fee rejected

Cal HC | “Responsible journalism includes exclusion of irresponsible reporting”; Court advices those in need of information to access HC website

COVID-19 and Supreme Court – April roundup

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – April 2020

Bom HC | Duration of lockdown not to be reckoned for purpose of computing 90-day NPA declaration period

COVID-19| SC refuses to pass order on petition seeking changes in the treatment guidelines; Asks ICMR to look into the matter

COVID-19| Ration to people without ration cards: SC refuses to pass order on ‘policy issue’

Bom HC | Court grants anticipatory bail to man booked for falsely accusing Tablighi Jamaat members of assaulting and spitting on him

Gau HC | “Make atleast 2 testing labs functional, provide PPEs, identify ICU facilities, etc.”: Court gives directions to State for tackling COVID-19

Bom HC | Court refuses to quash FIR against rape accused despite settlement where victim’s consent to settlement appears coerced

Madras HC | Setting up of ‘emergency response system’ to assist victims of domestic violence: State to file additional status report

Some relief to finacially stressed Vodafone Idea as SC directs payment of Rs.733 Crores tax refund within 4 weeks

Uniform NEET for admission to Medical & Dental courses does not violate rights of the unaided/aided minority institutions

CIC | Secretary, DoPT, to take immediate steps for online filing of ‘life & liberty applications’, implementation of S. 7(1) of RTI Act amid lockdown

Bom HC | Fear of corona infection spreading through newspapers not supported by evidence: Court questions blanket ban on door-to-door delivery of newspapers

Del HC issues directions to Delhi Govt. for proper distribution of food grains to poor

Scandalous allegations against SC judges: SC finds all 3 advocates guilty of contempt

Del HC | Price of COVID-19 rapid test kit capped at Rs 400 per unit as against Rs 600 approved by ICMR