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Bom HC | No insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers; Medical Officers will examine workers at embarkation points & assess for COVID19 symptoms

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., noted States response on insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers to their respective workers.

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Bom HC |While extraordinary situations may call for extraordinary measures, they must have sanction of law; Police Commr. to senstivise personnel under his command to enforce lockdown measures

Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J., while addressing a PIL with serious and disturbing facets of enforcement of lockdown directives by the

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Madras HC | TASMAC directed for closure of all liquor shops due to breach of guidelines imposed amid COVID-19 lockdown; State & TASMAC may resort to home delivery of liquor

Madras High Court: A Division bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., directed for closure of all TASMAC with the

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Del HC | Central Govt. directed to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be granted exemption under lockdown restrictions

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., directed Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be

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Bom HC | Ad-Interim Bail granted to applicant alleged to have an altercation with police personnel on not wearing mask

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a complaint wherein a verbal altercation took place for the reason that applicant was asked

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Del HC | Petitioners arrested for loitering without mask and assaulting police constable; Court refused to quash FIR

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed a petition with regard to quashing of FIR wherein petitioner was in custody for loitering

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Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy | A.P. HC| Court takes suo moto cognizance of the incident; Curtail effect of Styrene Gas leak by sprinkling of water; Ensure adequate medical facilities to victims

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheswari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., while taking suo moto cognizance in regard

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Madras HC | “Ethical imperative of Higher Judiciary to exercise inherent power when freedom of press is at stake”: Defamation case against Economic Times quashed

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J. has quashed the defamation case filed by V.V. Minerals (P) Ltd. against Economic Times and its

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Madras HC | Payment for purchase of liquor should be made through approved E-payment applications; Purchase of liquor allowed twice in a week [Read Directions]

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., while addressing a petition laid down certain directions with

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Del HC | Goods & Services of PSUs are all, to one extent or other, “essential”; MHA order doesn’t contemplate complete closure of PSUs in view of lockdown

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Harishankar, J., addressed a petition wherein mandamus has been sought to

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Del HC |”Court cannot direct or advise executive in matters of policy”; Plea for extending benefits of Hazard or Risk Pay to health workers dealing with COVID19 dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing a petition with regard to extending benefits of Hazard

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Pat HC | Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar asked to issue & monitor supply of food grains, drinking water and medical facilities to leprosy patients

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh, JJ., addressed a petition with regard non-provision of food

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Madras HC | State Policy of opening or re-opening of State liquor shops cannot be interfered as Centre already indicated allowing the same

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., while addressing a petition on announcing total prohibition of

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“Dark satirical comedy, attempting to expose ills of various professions”; Del HC refuses to restrain streaming of web series ‘Hasmukh’ as it would be against Art. 19(1)(a)

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., while addressing the concern with regard to derogatory remarks being canvassed in the Netflix Web Series “Hasmukh”

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Del HC | Adequate remedial measures been taken by Delhi Govt. to expedite receipt of reports for testing patients for COVID-19 infection

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ. while addressing a petition with concern in regard to COVID-19

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Bom HC | An unsatisfied order/Judgment in personam is no bar to proceedings in rem

Bombay High Court: R.I. Chagla, J., while addressing a matter held that, “Cause of action in rem does not merge with the Order

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Madras HC | For visual media, there are no regulations in force except self-regulation; PIL for issuing guidelines for visual media — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ., while addressing a PIL held that, “With regard to

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Telangana HC | Plight of Transgender Population: State Govt. directed to provide essential commodities, ration, etc. to transgender community without insistence on ration/white card

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and A. Abhishek Reddy, J., while addressing a petition directed the State

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Del HC | Second marriage of a mother is by itself not sufficient to deprive her of custody of her biological child

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-father against the

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Cruelty & Desertion |Del HC | A typical case that showcases as to what would amount to cruel behaviour on part of one spouse to utter detriment of other

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial application stated that, “Marriage is no