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All HC | Chief Standing Counsel for the State of U.P directed to collaborate with Meerut DM to look into the measures taken to combat Covid-19

Allahabad High Court: Convening via video-conferencing, the Division Bench of the Court comprising of Ramesh Sinha, and Siddharth Varma, JJ., looked into

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Utt HC | What arrangements have been made for transportation of stranded migrant workers, and others registered to be brought back to Uttarakhand?| Centre & State to treat the matter with greater urgency

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., while recording the plight of migrant workers, stated that,

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Functioning of Delhi HC and Courts subordinate to it shall remain suspended till 14th June, 2020

Functioning of the High Court of Delhi and its Subordinate Courts shall remain suspended till 14-06-2020. It has further been ordered that

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Del HC | Suo Motu cognizance of a video clip of man expressing anguish over helpline numbers provided by GNCTD transpiring from finding hospital for his COVID19 positive mother

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ., took suo motu cognizance of a video clip  wherein a

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NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over reported death of a migrant worker due to hunger

Death of a Migrant worker due to hunger The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has issued a notice to the Chief

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Ori HC | Identity of COVID-19 patients should not be disclosed either in intra-departmental communication or any media platform

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and Dr B.R. Sarangi, J. addressed a Public Interest Litigation wherein the concern

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Railway Ministry appeals — persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years and persons above 65 years of age may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential

Indian Railways has been running Shramik special Trains on a daily basis throughout the country to ensure that migrants can travel back

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Bom HC | Sexually abused by her father, a 13-year old minor girl permitted to medically terminate her pregnancy

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Nitin Jamdar and N.R. Borkar, JJ., permitted the medical termination of the pregnancy of a 13

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Media reports of hardships to labourers on board misdirected special trains, devoid of water, food and basic facilities causing sickness and death: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance media reports that the trains which are ferrying the migrant labourers are

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Del HC | We, as citizens of Delhi are pained at state of affairs and as Judges find situation as reported and if true, to be highly dissatisfactory and violative of rights of dead; Suo Motu cognizance of a news report

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., took suo motu cognizance of a news paper report

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Pat HC | Court takes suo motu cognizance of the viral video showing a child trying to wake up his dead mother; Seeks report of Government

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J. Took suo motu cognizance of a new article

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P&H HC | Courts should abstain from introducing personal ideas related to social morality

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition filed by a runaway couple seeking protection from arrest and bodily harm

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Telangana HC | State to ensure availability of ambulances on National and State Highways as migrant workers including of pregnant women are using highways to reach destination

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. directed the State to ensure that ambulances

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OP. ED.

Genderisation in the field of manual scavenging and why does the existing legislation fail in protecting them?

by Garima Gupta*

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Does the Constitution approve the labeling of ‘migrant workers’?

by Dr. Uday Shankar*

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SCBA writes to Secretary General, Supreme Court, requesting inclusion of RuPay card and UPI for payment of court fees

SCBA writes to Secretary General, Supreme Court, requesting inclusion of RuPay card and UPI for payment of court fees. For the payment

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All HC | State to explain policy and norms for provision of medical facilities to migrant workers and rehabilitation scheme in Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ Ramesh Sinha, J. while issuing notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh called

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Kar HC | State Government to consider a manner in which help can be extended to ‘Archaks’ who cannot be paid regular salary

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and P. Krishna Bhat, J. asked the State Government to consider a

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Bom HC | Risk taken by Kamgaars in carrying out COVID-19 related duties for NMMC cannot be differentiated on their employment being directly with Corpn. or through contractors; NMMC to pay certified Kamgaars special allowance

Bombay High Court: S.J. Kathawalla, J., while addressing a petition with regard to the non-payment of daily allowance to Kamgaars involved in COVID-19

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Madras HC | Management of Oil Corpn. to conduct periodical inspections and surprise checks to ensure provision of safety gears such as sanitisers, masks to deliverymen

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., addressed a petition placing the concern with regard to effective

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