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COVID-19 | Telangana HC | Questions raised with regard to availability of PPEs and essential items throughout the State of Telangana

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and A. Abhishek reddy, J. while addressing a Public Interest litigation

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COVID-19 | Del HC | Dr Shivendra Mohan Singh of Fortis Healthcare, in his Cell, is in isolation and is maintaining “social distancing”; hence denied interim bail

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a petition for grant of interim bail filed by Dr Shivendra Mohan Singh of Fortis healthcare.

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COVID-19 | Del HC |SMA-2 not to be further classified as NPA if interest not paid during moratorium period (1-3-2020 to 31-5-2020); classification as NPA by Yes Bank reversed

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. while addressing a petition held that, Classification of Petitioner’s account as Non-Performing Asset could not have been

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COVID-19 | Raj HC | Notice issued to respond as to — what steps have been taken to safeguard citizens and to ensure that no unlawful manhandling, canning and spanking is perpetrated?

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of G R Moolchandani and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. while addressing the present petition raised the question,

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Lockdown | All HC | Period of 12 months for award to be made under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Extended

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddhartha Verma, J. had issued certain direction earlier in order to

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COVID-19 | Bom HC | In view of lockdown several districts are sealed, even if a prisoner is released on bail, he may not be able to reach his destination without risking his life

Rajasthan High Court: A.M. Badar, J. while addressing a regular bail application under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, held that,

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COVID-19| Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing

Supreme Court: Faced with the unprecedented and extraordinary outbreak of a pandemic, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and Dr. DY

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COVID-19 | Madras HC | Technical Committee headed by Health Secy. to consider the use of Siddha medicine for treatment of COVID-19

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and R. Suresh Kumar, JJ. addressed a petition seeking writ of mandamus in

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SC quashes Income Tax department notice to NDTV seeking to re-assessment of for financial year 2007-08

Supreme Court: IN a major for the NDTV Ltd, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ has quashed the

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COVID-19 | J&K HC |Incidents of violence against healthcare professionals; Critical attention of Centre as well as Governments of Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Gita Mittal, CJ and Rajnesh Oswal, J. flagged certain important issues with regard

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Lockdown | Madras HC | State directed to distribute essential food grains to people of unorganised sector at Distribution centres through which Civil supplies Dept. does distribution of grains

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and R. Suresh Kumar, JJ. addressed a petition wherein Writ of Mandamus was

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COVID-19| SC refuses to entertain plea seeking requisition of private properties to provide shelter to migrant workers

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ refused to entertain the interim application which sought direction to

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[Coronavirus] Jhar HC | Series of questions with regard to number of quarantine centres, support staffs, Personal Protective Equipments in reserve, Ventilators– to be responded by State Govt.

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. while addressing the present petition enlisted a

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COVID-19| We are making masks, sanitisers, etc available to public at reasonable price: Govt. tells SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ has directed the Central Government to ensure fair and equitable

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COVID-19| SC issues extensive directions to protect children in Protection Homes from spread of coronavirus

Supreme Court: Taking sup motu cognizance of the issue involving protection of children who fall within the ambit of Juvenile Justice (Care

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COVID 19 | Del HC | In the present lockdown situation, evacuation of Indian national from any country is not possible — MEA; Necessary help to Indian Students & Community is being provided

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjeev Sachdeva and Navin Chawla, JJ. while addressing the present petition and the status report of

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Delhi Riot Victims | Del HC | GNCTD will provide assistance and dry ration to riot victims in case of need

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjeev Sachdeva and Navin Chawla, JJ. addressed the petition with an action report being submitted pursuant

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COVID 19 | Raj HC | Bail applications, Appeals under SC/ST Act, applications for suspension of sentence not to be listed in the category of “extreme urgent matters”

Rajasthan High Court: Pankaj Bhandari, J. while addressing the present petition, held that, “…at the time of complete lockdown the bail applications, Appeals

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Del HC | No complete prohibition in a minor donating an organ or tissue prior to attaining majority; Donation permissible in exceptional circumstances

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. while addressing a petition with regard to a minor donating her liver to her father, held that,

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COVID 19 | A.P. HC | Court takes up matter concerning non-availability of WHO-approved Personal Protection Equipment in a Medical College; Information sought regarding PPEs, isolation facility, social distancing at the hospital, etc.

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati: A Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ and M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J. addressed a Public Interest Litigation