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Del HC | Deduction of 1 day’s salary not harsh or inadequate in view of pandemic: Petition challenging deduction for contribution to PM CARES rejected

Delhi High Court: A Division bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing the present petition stated that, wouldn’t a ‘stone

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Bom HC | COVID-19 | Preposterous to urge the Bench to direct the State to provide free treatment: Rs 5 L costs imposed on petitioner

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J., held that, “price fixation is necessarily to be left

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HP HC | Bail for offence under NDPS Act rejected where balance of convenience not in favour of accused

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. rejected bail and dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are that, the

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Bom HC | In view of the extraordinary circumstances arising due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative for the Government and the citizens to work together

Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant petitions, wherein various issues were raised vis-à-vis steps taken by the Maharashtra Government and

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All HC | Court discharges ‘parens patriae’, appoints wife as guardian of the husband in comatose condition; highlights absence of no legislation regarding the same

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, JJ., allowed the plea by the wife seeking

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Telangana HC | Fundamental Rights of elderly inmates residing at old age homes, being violated both by Managers and State Govt.

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. while addressing a matter with regard to

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All HC | Government of U.P or Chief Medical Officer to file its reply on restrictions in regard to opening of OPD for treating non COVID19 patients

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Yashwant Varma, JJ. have asked State Government or CMO to file its reply

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Bom HC | Students of Class 10th and 12th of 2020 batch can choose to be assessed on pre-board examinations instead of physically appearing for board exams: CISCE

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., informed by CISCE that Students of Class 10th and

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Madras HC | Tablighi Jamaat | Foreigners who attended congregation not criminals: HC grants bail and allows return of foreigners to native country

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while addressing a petition with regard to release of Tablighis, stated that, Covid-19 should teach us to

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P&H HC | Registry to not entertain protection petitions with photographs of runaway couples attached unless an affidavit is filed for its’ necessity

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Rana, J., while addressing with a protection petition, wherein photographs of their marriage are also attached

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Bom HC | “Passenger safety against COVID-19 taken care of even if middle seat not left vacant”: Airlines allowed to operate flights without leaving middle seat vacant

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ. dismissed the application filed by an Air India

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Madras HC | PIL to issue Standard Operating Procedure to be followed for religious places in physical function — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a petition wherein writ of mandamus was sought to

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Manipur HC | Contempt proceedings initiated against ASP for posting derogatory content on Facebook against a Special Judge and Judiciary

Manipur High Court: A Division Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir and Kh. Nobin Singh, JJ., initiated contempt proceedings, wherein Additional Superintendent of Police is

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P&H HC | “India prides itself of many peoples of all colours ranging from white to black and aboriginal”: HC rebukes Police for using ‘unprintable word’ while referring to African national in case record

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Raina, J., while addressing a very serious observation in a matter with regard to “black people”

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Bom HC | Fact of unnatural intercourse with a 9 year old child proved by digital medical examination: Conviction of accused upheld

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., upheld the Special Court’s decision for conviction of a person accused of having committed unnatural intercourse with

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Del HC | Court takes suo motu cognizance of — Non-Payment of salary to resident doctors; Resident doctors intend to either resign en masse or go on strike

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., has taken cognizance of the news item published in

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Del HC | Adultery can only be committed after marriage, allegation of having relationship before marriage cannot be a ground of adultery; Divorce petition dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial appeal filed on behalf of the

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Bom HC | Mother has an indefeasible legal right to natural guardianship vis-à-vis an illegitimate child

Bombay High Court: While deciding the instant custody matter, S.C. Gupte, J., held that as per the provisions of Section 6 of

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Del HC | Re-opening of country in a phased manner is not a decision, to have been taken in haste; Costs imposed on finding wastage of judicial time

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ. while dismissing a petition that challenged the MHA Notification of

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Telangana HC | “Pandemic is only increasing day in and day out”; State Govt. directed to publish COVID-19 related data not only on internet but also on front pages of all Newspapers

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J., directs the State to publish vital information