Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Kar HC | Complete absence of transparent & fair policy to choose persons for travel through Shramik Trains from Karnataka; No assurance provided to migrants to avoid unrest amongst them

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. held that, “though several orders have been passed

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Gravity of offence alone is no parameter for rejection of bail under S. 439 CrPC; Object and test for grant of bail restated

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma , J., allowed the bail petition stating that object of the bail is to secure the attendance

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Del HC | Transport Department, GNCTD directed to deposit relief assistance amount in eligible non-chip PSV badge holders accounts; Enough time taken by department

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., directed GNCTD, Transport Department to provide relief assistance to the

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Del HC | Telegram directed to take down channels of its users infringing Dainik Jagran’s copyright and trademark rights

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., directed “Telegram” to take down the channels that are infringing plaintiff’s rights and granted ad-interim injunction to

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

by Garima Gupta*

SCC Times

Kar HC | Complete absence of transparent & fair policy to choose persons for travel through Shramik Trains from Karnataka; No assurance provided to migrants to avoid unrest amongst them

HP HC | Gravity of offence alone is no parameter for rejection of bail under S. 439 CrPC; Object and test for grant of bail restated

Del HC | Transport Department, GNCTD directed to deposit relief assistance amount in eligible non-chip PSV badge holders accounts; Enough time taken by department

Del HC | Telegram directed to take down channels of its users infringing Dainik Jagran’s copyright and trademark rights

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nyaya Forum | ‘Patent Litigation: Drafting Clinic – Part 1: Approaching the Court with “Clean Hands”

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

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