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[COVID-19] Guj HC | No Rath Yatra shall be carried out at Ahmedabad; No activities secular or religious associated with Rath Yatra to be conducted

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and J.B. Pardiwala, J., held that in view of present times of outbreak

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P&H HC | Raids to be conducted on chemist shops/manufacturing units to check exorbitant price of sanitisers and substandard quality of face masks

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amol Rattan, J., directed raids to be conducted at chemist shops and manufacturing units to collect samples of hand

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Gau HC | Refusal to wear “sakha & sindoor” is clear intention that a hindu wife is unwilling to continue conjugal life: Divorce decreed to husband

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Ajai Lamba, CJ and Soumitra Saikia, J., granted a decree of divorce to the appellant-husband on

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#BlackLivesMatter | Del HC | Commissioner of Police to decide: Whether peace protest and demonstration can be held outside Uttar Pradesh Bhawan for “Black Lives Matter”

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla, J., held that Police Commissioner to decide whether peace protest and demonstration under the banner of IPOB and

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Utt HC | “All we ask is a report”: Court asks Govt. to bring on record information regarding testing facilities and quarantine centres for COVID infected patients

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ravindra Maithani, JJ., directed the State Government to file a report regarding COVID-19

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Bom | “Nothing prevents financially distressed parents to approach Govt. seeking reduction in schools fees”: PIL seeking fee reduction dismissed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J., dismissed a PIL filed seeking direction to schools not

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Bom HC | Plea filed to allow COVID-19 testing without production of medical practitioner’s prescription; Court says “rational use of testing kits warranted”

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J. addressed a matter wherein non-production of prescription for COVID-19

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MP HC | Plea for postponement of Rajya Sabha elections held non-maintainable; Court dismisses petition

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Mittal, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., dismissed the Public Interest Litigation

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Telangana HC | Action sought against people refusing to bury dead bodies of people from minority community during COVID-19; Notice issued to State

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Vijaysen Reddy, J. addressed matter wherein the concern with regard to

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Del HC | Pictorial representation of “when and how to wear a mask” during COVID-19 times to be publicised through print and electronic media

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., addressed a petition wherein the issue was with regard

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[COVID-19] All HC | Uttar Pradesh Government to file status report on measures taken to address domestic violence victims grievances

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Yashwant Varma, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation wherein the issue pertained to

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Utt HC | Individuals of same sex, living together are not competent to enter the wedlock, still they have the right to live together outside the wedlock; Live-in relationship recognised by legislature

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J., while addressing a habeas corpus petition observed that, The intimacy of marriage, including the choice of

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Del HC | Seismic Structural Stability of Buildings in Delhi | “What is in the interest of public, is the execution of directions and not high-sounding words of notifications”

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., while addressing a matter in regard to the frequent

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Telangana HC hears petition against police brutality during lockdown; “surprised” by explanation, seeks full report from police

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J., took cognizance of the petition against alleged

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Guj HC | “Caste system in the country making it more and more difficult for youth to decide their life partner”: Court extends protection to couple

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., while addressing a matter for protection of a couple,

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COVID-19 | Bom HC | “Lockdown is still on; Complete access to justice yet at a distance” | Interim orders extended till 15th July, 2020

Bombay High Court: A Full Court of B.P. Dharmadhikari, CJ and A.A. Sayed, S.S. Shinde and K.K. Tated, JJ. on noting the fact

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J&K Union Territory Govt., directed to examine possibilities to provide financial and material assistance to such persons in whose favour maintenance orders have been passed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: While reviewing the measures taken by the J&K State Legal Services Authority and paralegal volunteers in collecting

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Kar HC | In cases of ‘exceptional circumstances’ first remand proceedings can be permitted through video conferencing

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the issue of conducting remand proceedings under Section 167 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 by use of

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Del HC | “Charity beyond law is injustice to others”: Court refuses blanket ban on payment of rent, imposes costs on petitioner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., imposed costs on the petitioner while rejecting his petition

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P&H HC | In case a marriage is solemnized in violation of age restriction, marriage is only voidable

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J., addressed a matter of registration of marriage. Issue in focus Application for registration of marriage