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COVID 19 | Madras HC declines petition to restrain publication and distribution of newspapers amid fears of spread of Coronavirus

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and R. Hemalatha, JJ. while addressing a petition, quoted the below with regard

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

COVID 19 | All HC takes cognizance of adverse affect of COVID 19 on advocates, issues notice to Bar Councils in the State asking for steps taken by them for welfare of advocates

A virus infection that originated from the Republic of China in the month of December, 2019 has taken the entire globe in

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

COVID 19 | Bom HC | State Govt. to ensure that no person should go hungry and basic necessities reach individuals including the ones in remote areas

Bombay High Court: A. A. Sayed, J. addressed issues pertaining to migrant labourers, homeless and other marginalised communities in the city of Mumbai

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Lockdown | Madras HC issues notice with respect to a petition seeking order on provision of cash benefits at the doorstep of beneficiaries through bank correspondents

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and R. Hemalatha, JJ. addressed a petition seeking an order regarding distribution of cash

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Coronavirus | Madras HC expresses concern about TN getting lesser fund to fight COVID 19; appeals people against congregation; directs police to seize vehicles violating S. 144 CrPC

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and R. Hemalatha, JJ. while deciding a matter stated that, “If we are not

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Bom HC | Burial of dead body of any minority community person afflicted by COVID-19 — not prevented by BMC

Bombay High Court: A.A. Sayed, J. while addressing a petition held that, the circular issued by municipal corporation of Mumbai does not prevent

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC refuses to pass blanket order for release of prisoners above 50 years of age on parole

Supreme Court: A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices L Nageswara Rao has refused to pass any blanket order

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| Doctors and healthcare professionals are “warriors”; protect them: SC issues directions

Supreme Court: A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat has said that doctors and healthcare professionals are “warriors” in

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COVID-19| Don’t charge exorbitant fees from public for Coronavirus testing: SC asks Centre

Supreme Court: A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat has suggested that the Centre should create a mechanism wherein

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COVID-19 | Kar HC | State Govt. to file response in petition for protection, salary payment and statutory benefits to medical practitioners and ASHA workers

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while addressing the present petition asked the State Government

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COVID-19 | Kar HC | Petition seeking direction to keep open wine shops for few hours during lockdown period in State of Karnataka — dismissed

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. dismissed a petition on the ground that

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COVID-19| Jhar HC | State Govt. to approach Centre as testing kits and facilities are not sufficient in State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. while addressing the Public Interest Litigation, held

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Raj HC | “Smash Brahminical Society” at best convey personal feelings: FIR against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and journalist Anna Vetticad quashed

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. while allowing the present miscellaneous petitions with regard to a placard with inscription “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy” held

Case Briefs COVID 19 Supreme Court

COVID-19| Ensure that prisoners released on parole are not left stranded due to lockdown: SC to Centre

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao, J has asked the Union of India to ensure that

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

COVID-19 | A.P. HC | Patients found COVID-19 positive and going through treatment, whether those patients have been duly treated providing facilities?

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amravati: A Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ and M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J. took up the present matter

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COVID-19 | Telangana HC | Questions raised with regard to availability of PPEs and essential items throughout the State of Telangana

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and A. Abhishek reddy, J. while addressing a Public Interest litigation

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COVID-19 | Del HC | Dr Shivendra Mohan Singh of Fortis Healthcare, in his Cell, is in isolation and is maintaining “social distancing”; hence denied interim bail

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a petition for grant of interim bail filed by Dr Shivendra Mohan Singh of Fortis healthcare.

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COVID-19 | Del HC |SMA-2 not to be further classified as NPA if interest not paid during moratorium period (1-3-2020 to 31-5-2020); classification as NPA by Yes Bank reversed

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. while addressing a petition held that, Classification of Petitioner’s account as Non-Performing Asset could not have been

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

COVID-19 | Raj HC | Notice issued to respond as to — what steps have been taken to safeguard citizens and to ensure that no unlawful manhandling, canning and spanking is perpetrated?

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of G R Moolchandani and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. while addressing the present petition raised the question,

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Lockdown | All HC | Period of 12 months for award to be made under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Extended

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddhartha Verma, J. had issued certain direction earlier in order to

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