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Corona Virus | Kar HC | State Govt. to take cognizance on issues like provision of — Supply of hot meal to pregnant women, lactating mothers, malnutritioned children & needy people

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. asked the State Government of Karnataka to

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Delhi Riot Victims | Del HC | Riot victims will be provided with required medical aid, food and accommodation

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjeev Sachdeva and Navin Chawla, JJ. addressed the matter with regard to the issues being

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COVID-19| Cal HC | Monitoring Committee constituted for overall assessment of supply of essential commodities & other support mechanisms for people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ. and Dipankar Datta, J. invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction with regard to a

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COVID-19 | Del HC | Delhi riot victims who may be shelterless to be provided accommodation and basic amenities

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh, JJ. addressed an application filed under Section 482 of Code of

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COVID-19 | Del HC | Indian students stranded at Kazakhstan Airport — MEA may consider evacuation if imperative in students’ interests; Ensure student’s welfare

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh, JJ. while partly allowing the present petition stated that, “Ministry of

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COVID-19 | Orissa HC | State Government asked to give directions with regard to provision of food, sanitation and stay to Migrants’

Orissa High Court: B. Rath, ACJ. addressed an issued placed before the Court with regard to movement of labourers/working class from neighbouring States

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COVID-19 | Gau HC | Proceedings pertaining to bail application of Akhil Gogoi took place in Virtual Court; Accused of waging war against State — Released on no actionable evidence being found

Gauhati High Court: Ajai Lamba, CJ. while considering a bail application of Akhil Gogoi who was in custody on the allegations of conspiring

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Lockdown Period |Kar HC | Urgent attention of State Govt. required with regard to lack of food security to daily wage workers, migrant workers and homeless persons

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. held a special sitting of the Court

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Corona Virus Outbreak | Nationwide Lockdown | Telangana HC | Extension of Interim Orders till 07-06-2020 and Executing Courts orders to be kept in abeyance

Telangana High Court at Hyderabad: Full Bench of Chief Justice and M.S. Ramachandra Rao and A. Rajasheker Reddy, JJ. in view of

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COVID-19 Crisis | AP HC | Interim measures laid down in view of nationwide lockdown due to Corona Virus outbreak

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amravati: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari, CJ and M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J. issued interim measures considering certain aspects

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Del HC | AIIMS directed to start treatment of an 18-month-old-girl suffering from a rare disease without any charge

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J. addressed a petition wherein an 18 month old girl was suffering a rare disease called ‘Gaucher’

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Coronavirus | A.P HC | State Govt. to ensure supply of precautionary equipments like N-95 masks, etc. to Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amravati: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari, CJ and M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J. asked the State Government to

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Ker HC | Directions on important matters such as bail/arrest/recovery/etc. issued taking suo motu cognizance of complete lockdown

Kerala High Court: A Full Court comprising of S. Manikumar, C.J., and C.K. Abdul Rehim and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. issued certain directions

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Cal HC | Rule for contempt issued against Advocate for banging addressing table, thumping microphone and cursing Judge with COVID-19 infection

Calcutta High Court: Dipankar Datta, J., issued a suo motu Rule for contempt against Advocate Bijoy Adhikari while holding his conduct in

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Del HC | Govt. of NCT of Delhi shall ensure a team of doctors and public health officials with sufficient medicines, adequate equipments etc, at Eidgah Old Mustafabad Camp in light of COVID-19

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., addressed a petition on urgent mentioning with regard to measures

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Ker HC | Exasperated with reckless & insolent action, Court imposes exemplary costs of Rs 50K on petitioner seeking online delivery of alcohol amid outbreak of COVID-19

Kerala High Court: “With a deep sense of exasperation and a tinge of disgust”, A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J., wrote the judgment while

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HP HC | High Court has inherent power under S. 482 CrPC to quash FIR even in non compoundable cases due to amicable settlement; Not to be exercised in cases of heinous nature

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed the petition observing that High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even

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Ker HC | Provisions of Land Acquisition Act relating to payment of solatium and interest on solatium shall be applicable to acquisitions made under National Highways Act

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., directed the District Court to reconsider the petition challenging an award. The present appeal has been

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Bom HC | 19-year-old girl stranded at Dubai Airport due to misinterpretation of travel advisory issued by Govt. of India in wake of COVID-19 to be issued fresh visa to return to Mumbai

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and R.I. Chagla, JJ., issued a writ of mandamus directing respondents to issue a