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Bom HC| “No evidence that COVID-19 may spread from cadaver of infected individuals”: Petitions against burial of dead body of COVID-19 patients rejected

“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to

All HC | Status report to be filed addressing what facilities being provided to migrant workers keen to reach their native place

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar and Saurabh Lavania, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation and sought the essential necessities

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Madras HC | State cannot launch prosecution under S. 199(2) of CrPC for defamation whimsically, without any application of mind

Madras High Court: While answering important questions related to freedom of press; meaning of criminal defamation against the State and requisites of

Case Briefs High Courts

Lockdown | All HC | Court refuses to direct opening of Mosque/Idgah in Uttar Pradesh for offering of Namaj of Eid-Ul-Fitr and Dova

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddhartha Varma, J. denied to interfere with the petition for seeking opening

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Madras HC | Accommodation and transportation of migrant workers stranded in Tamil Nadu, looming at large; Court asks for a comprehensive report

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Dr Anita Sumanth, JJ. asked for a comprehensive report to be submitted

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Kar HC | Government of Karnataka directed to clarify its stand vis-à-vis bearing the Railway expenses of migrants returning to their home States

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Abhay Sreenivas Oka, CJ, and B.V. Nagrathna, J., took the Government of Karnataka to task

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Utt HC | Quarantine Centres to be setup at border points; Rapid-Antibody tests for surveillance purpose to be conducted on returnees

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ravindra Maithani, JJ., directed for the use of rapid antibody tests for surveillance

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Del HC | Non-Provision of Ration | “It is most unacceptable that e-coupons have been distributed in such a large number and yet e-coupon holders are left high and dry”

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., while dealing with the issue of non-provision of ration

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Del HC | Trial Court’s decision for offence of committing repeated Rape and Voyeurism upheld

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., upheld the decision of trial court for offence of rape and videographing the same while clicking nude

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Accident caused due to non-illuminated and unmanned chained police barricades; Victim entitled to claim damages for negligence

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla, J., while addressing a petition with regard to an accident caused due to the non-illuminated and unmanned police

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Cal HC | Mismanagement of COVID-19 situation in State of West Bengal: MHA and State Government to file their reports

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., asked MHA and State Government of West Bengal

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | In view of the conflict around the issue of applicability of TDS on interest in Motor Accident Claims, matter referred to a Larger Bench for resolution

Madras High Court: In the instant case where the issue revolved around the applicability of TDS on interest in Motor Accident Claims;

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No contempt action against FCI: To establish ‘civil contempt’, disobedience of order should be wilful, deliberate & with full knowledge of consequences

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ., while addressing a contempt petition held that, “…to constitute civil contempt,

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Bom HC | BMC not accepting “COVID-19 Negative” test reports by Private Hospitals; Exorbitant fee being charged taking advantage of lockdown: Response of MCGM awaited

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., addressed a Public Interest Litigation filed highlighting issues being

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All HC | PIL filed to ensure compliance of MoHFW advisory on prohibition of use of Sodium Hypochlorite spray on human beings

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar and Saurabh Lavania, JJ. addressing a concerned with regard to spraying of Sodium Hypochlorite

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC | FIR against Arnab Goswami not to cover offence of defamation (S. 499 IPC); Investigation to continue at NM Joshi Marg Police Station under Mumbai Police

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ., while rejecting the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami’s

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Private unaided schools cannot ask for tuition fees from children who are unable to access online classes

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., directed slew of directions to be followed in pursuance

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Arnab Goswami vs Sonia Gandhi Row| SC refuses to transfer the matter to CBI; Extends interim protection for 3 more weeks [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The bench Dr DY Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ has refused to transfer to CBI the criminal cases lodged against

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | “…No doubts that State of U.P. is leaving no stone unturned in extending medical relief”; Court asks State Govt. to do work in a more organised manner with regard to COVID-19

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddharth Varma, J., while addressing the present Public Interest Litigation stated that,

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Intellectual Property | Plant Variety | Del HC| Rights of applicant for registration as a plant variety are inchoate & not crystallized till grant of registration

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., while dismissing the present suit wherein plaintiff was found with no rights asserting which suit was