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Jha HC | State informs that alternate burial/cremation sites for persons dying due to COVID-19 infection have been identified & notified

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. disposed of a petition with regard

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Coronavirus | Kar HC | Decision to open super markets 24×7 is a policy decision; Nothing per se illegal in allowing BMTC buses to transport people connected with essential services

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J., while addressing a petition held that, “…decision

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Bom HC | Ban on distribution of newspapers: Court takes suo moto cognizance; Issues notice to State Govt.

Bombay High Court: Prasanna B. Varale, J., took cognizance on the news item published in daily newspaper ‘Lokmat’, in its issue dated 19-04-2020

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Coronavirus | Madras HC| “Art. 21 includes right to have decent burial”; Court takes suo motu cognizance of obstruction caused in burial of COVID-19 infected doctor

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ. took up the present matter by was of suo

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P&H HC | SC Order on decongestion of jails in view of COVID 19 cannot be treated as windfall for prisoners even when there is no imminent threat

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. dismissed an application filed for seeking interim bail in view that the jail has

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Coronavirus | Megh HC addresses a PIL with regard to allotment of burial/cremation ground; Matter listed in 3 weeks

Meghalaya High Court: A Division Bench of H.S. Thangkhiew and W. Diengdoh, JJ. addressed a PIL with regard to allotment of burial/cremation ground.

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Coronavirus | Megh HC deeply concerned by State’s inept response; Issues directions on testing of primary contacts, dead body management, etc

Meghalaya High Court: A Division Bench of H.S. Thangkiew and W. Diengdoh, JJ. addressed a Public Interest Litigation filed with regards to effective

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Del HC | Rising domestic violence amid lockdown: Union, State and other authorities directed to consider measures at highest level meeting

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Justice J.R Midha and Jyoti Singh, JJ. has directed the Union of India, Government of

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J&K HC | Rising domestic violence amid lockdown — Court suggests measures and directions, takes cognizance suo motu

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Gita Mittal, CJ and Rajnesh Oswal, J. took suo motu cognizance of increasing

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Madras HC | Plea for declaring Lockdown 1.0 as special holidays for industrial establishments: Govt. to file affidavit

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R. Subbiah and R. Pongiappan, JJ. issued notice to T.N. Government to reply on the plea

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Coronavirus | Cal HC | State to submit report on accelerating rate of sample collection and testing facilities for doctors, nurses, etc.

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J.noted the following while addressing the present petition,

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COVID 19 | Cal HC | Burial of COVID 19 patients dead body: State directed to take steps strictly in consonance with guidelines issued by authorities

Calcutta High Court: Tapabrata Chakraborty, J. directed the State to take necessary steps to minimise threat perception among public and asked the State

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Calcutta HC grants bail to rape accused on promise to marry the victim; makes liberty conditional, tags operation of bail order with well being of the victim

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjib Banarjee and Kausik Chanda, JJ., granted bail to a rape accused taking note of

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COVID 19 | Lockdown | Kar HC extends operation of interim orders, bail orders, abeyance of eviction orders, etc. till 5th June; directs State to immediately step in for identifying vulnerable sections

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B. V. Nagarathna, J. referring to it’s earlier order dated 13-04-2020 addressed the

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COVID 19 |Bom HC | Extension of Interim Orders till 15th June, 2020

Bombay High Court: A Full Court of B.P. Dharmadhikari CJ, and A.A. Sayed, S.S. Shinde, K.K. Tated, JJ. while dealing with an

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COVID 19 | Kar HC | Media to ensure that Court’s order are not misinterpreted or misquoted; Voluntary organisations can distribute food while following social distancing

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while dealing with certain issues amid

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Lockdown |Bom HC suggests that if migrant workers are permitted to travel their places within the State, administration burden would ease out

Bombay High Court: R.K. Deshpande, J. while addressing the issue with regard to migrant workers/labourers and slum dwellers and homeless persons, expressed that,

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Coronavirus |Del HC | Bail granted to person accused of molesting and assaulting two women resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital accusing them of spreading COVID 19

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J. while conducting a hearing through Video Conferencing, addressed a very pertinent matter with regard to bail of

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Bom HC | In order to protect people from fake news , Police issued order prohibiting dissemination of information through social media platforms in respect to COVID 19

Bombay High Court: R.K. Deshpande, J. addressed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the order passed by Deputy Commissioner of Police under Section 144

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COVID 19 | Ker HC | Police directed to take appropriate action with regard to complaint alleging movement of mysterious figure during night hours resulting in violation of lockdown orders

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Shaji P. Chaly, JJ. addressed a petition filed wherein a direction is