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Ori HC│Exercise of suo motu power by Orissa High Court for designation of “Senior Advocates” ultravires the guidelines laid down Indira Jaising case; Power to Add/Delete/Modify in Rules lies only with Supreme Court

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Chitta Ranjan Dash and Pramath Patnaik JJ. held sub-rule (9) of Rule- 6 of the

Del HC| Breath Analyser Tests prejudicial to the interests of Air Traffic Controllers and Commercial Pilots during COVID 19; Court asks DGCA to issue comprehensive guidelines

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., gave directions in the matter of three petitions relating to the Breath Analyzer Test (“BAT”)

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The Governing Law of Arbitration Agreement: Settling the Unsettled

by K.J. Chendhil Kumar†

Case Briefs High Courts

[Covid-19 Upsurge] J&K HC| “Consider making additional budgetary allocation for financial assistance of lawyers’ family”; HC tells Center

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal, Cj., and Sanjay Dhar, J., had taken suo moto action for

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC| Court takes suo moto action, asks State to provide detailed data to tackle with second wave of COVID 19

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ., and S. Talapatra, J., activated a public interest petition which was initiated

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC| Principle of interpretation states that each part of the statute, rules or regulations should be given meaning so as to make them workable; Court quashes advertisement for recruitment for post of Assistant Clerk

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed by the petitioner who was aggrieved by the advertisement

Case Briefs High Courts

[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC| Life and liberty of the people in the State of West Bengal is at stake; Court constitutes 5 Judge Bench

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, CJ. (A), and Arijit Banerjee, J., on 07-05-2021 had entertained the PIL which

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Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding the Potential Human Rights Violations

by Mohd. Rameez Raza† and Raj Shekhar††

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pennsylvania SC nullifies “no- hire” provisions that are ancillary to a services contract between business entities, as such provisions impair job mobility of non-parties to the contract .

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: While deliberating upon the question that whether no-hire, or “no poach,” provisions that are ancillary to a services

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC| “It’s a very serious matter that three Bangladeshi girls are kept in Nari Niketan”; HC warns Home Ministry of contempt proceedings for being unresponsive to Court queries

Patna High Court: In serious matter of three Bangladeshi illegal migrants, the Division Bench of Shivaji Pandey and Partha Sarthy , JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC│ A minor girl raped, male friend beaten up, act video graphed and made viral; Clearly points to the perverted mind of the accused; Bail rejected

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J. rejected instant bail application in light of the observations made by the Court. The instant

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19 Vaccination] Bom HC| Biovet Pvt. Ltd. allowed to use idle vaccine manufacturing unit for Covaxin production; directs Maharashtra to cooperate

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of N.R.Borkar and K.K.Tated, JJ., directed State government to hand over the peaceful possession of the

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID surge]HP HC│War against the COVID is not to be fought by the Government alone; Private hospitals should not shirk from their duties and responsibilities; Specific Directions laid

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ passed directions against the respondents in

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC| “Extreme or harsh opinion is not a hate speech”; HC quashes FIR against Sunaina Holey terming it “hypersensitive and over cautious”

Bombay High Court: In a controversial case, wherein an FIR had been filed against the petitioner, Sunaina Holey for allegedly creating hatred

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19- Hospital Beds shortage] Del HC| With about 150 out 200 beds being vacant, Delhi Govt asked to consider converting IHBAS into COVID facility

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., decided over a writ petition which was filed through the son of the Petitioner, who

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC| Advocate, located anywhere in the State, may apply for passes for himself or his staff, for attending office during the ongoing lockdown

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ., and Atul Sreedharan, J., decided over a writ petition which was

Case Briefs High Courts

[SRA Scam] Bombay HC cancels actor-businessman Sachin Joshi’s bail in slum rehabilitation fraud case

Bombay High Court: The Bench of Prakash D. Naik, J. cancelled the bail granted to actor and businessman, Sachin Joshi in slum

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC| Exempt the employees dealing with medical and health insurance services from curfew restrictions; HC tells government of NCTD

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. told Delhi government to exempt the employees dealing with medical and health insurance services from

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC| “Non-application of mind by detaining authority is fatal” HC sets aside order of preventive detention for alleged involvement in militant activities

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. heard the instant petition against the impugned order passed by District Magistrate (the detaining

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC| “Not a case of sealing the borders”; HC tells State to ensure person entering in Goa carry a Covid-19 “negative” certificate

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of M.S. Sonak and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ., addressed the instant PILs in the context of the