COVID 19 Archives

Physical hearings in Delhi High Court may resume in a restricted matter from 16th August, 2021 [Read Notice]

Delhi High Court Vide the Public Notice dated 22-07-2021, Full Court observed that physical hearings in the Delhi High Court may be

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Ori HC | Justice A.B.S. Naidu, former District Judge appointed as Inquiry Officer regarding Covid-19 Mismanagement at VIMSAR

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J. directed independent inquiry by a retired District Judge

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Mani HC | State cannot seek to impose conditions upon citizens so as to compel them to get vaccinated; Courts holds restraining the non-vaccinated people illegal

Manipur High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Kumar, CJ. and KH Nobin Singh, J., decided on a petition which was filed

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Sikk HC | Take stock of situation in shelter homes, observation homes etc; Court directs State to get them insulated

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ. and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., took up a perused affidavit submitted

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Ori HC issues notice to State to file an affidavit regarding a delay in sample collection due to suspension of public transport and inadequacy in other services

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J., directed State to file an affidavit addressing concerns

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Chh HC | Undertrial prisoners facing trial under PCA/PMLA, cases investigated by CBI/ED/NIA/ SFIO etc. are not entitled to be released

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas, J., rejected bail and dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case

Case Briefs COVID 19 District Court

Amidst pandemic, Delhi District Court allows recording of evidence through video conferencing with directions to comply with VC Rules framed by Del HC

District Court: The Court of Devanshu Sajlan, MM, NI Act-05/(West)/Delhi, allowed a mutual application moved on behalf of the parties for the

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

Spreading strains of SARS-CoV-2: The need to rethink utility patents

by Shruti Prasad Dhonde

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Gau HC | In case they get infected, they will become spreaders; HC directs Nagaland to ramp up vaccination for health workers, Shopkeepers and vegetable vendors

Gauhati High Court: In a case related to the availability of oxygen and vaccination in the State of Nagaland the Division Bench

Case Briefs COVID 19 District Court

Anti Vaxxers need to be treated strenuously with an iron hand; Such haters do not deserve concession of anticipatory bail, their free movement and free speech is a threat to society at large: J&K Sessions Court

Sessions Court, Jammu and Kashmir: Tahir Khurshid Raina, J., denied anticipatory bail to the person accused of obstructing the vaccination drive and

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Jhar HC | Family members permitted to perform religious rituals and last rites according to Covid-19 Guidelines on Dead Body Management but cannot dispose the dead body by themselves

Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Ranjan and Sujit Narayan Prasad, JJ., disposed of the writ petition with observations and

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Madras HC | A person can be a silent carrier of COVID-19 on not taking vaccine: Can Right to Refuse Vaccine in such circumstances be exercised? Read HC’s opinion

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J., expressed that vaccinating oneself may not only be

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Gau HC | Priority vaccination for persons with disabilities; HC issues directives to Arunachal Pradesh Government

Gauhati High Court: Nani Tagia, J., issued directions to the State government to provide priority vaccinations for persons with disabilities. The petitioner,

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Kar HC | Treatment of Mucormycosis including administration of Amphotericin injection is free of cost and the entire cost will be borne by the State Government in public hospitals

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

[Violence against doctors] Ker HC | Read why HC granted pre-arrest bail to the police officer accused of manhandling a doctor

Kerala High Court: K.Haripal, J., granted bail to the Police Officer accused of manhandling a doctor and subjecting him to violence. The

Case Briefs COVID 19 High Courts

Megh HC | Whether vaccination can at all be made mandatory and whether such mandatory action can adversely affect the right of a citizen to earn his/her livelihood? Court answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., decided on the question as to whether vaccination

COVID 19 Op Eds OP. ED.

Ramping up production of Covid-19 vaccine and its interplay with patent law

by Akber Ahmad† and Maria Fatima††

Bom HC | Is the 6 months period stipulated under S. 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act mandatory or relaxation in exceptional situations is permitted? Read on

Del HC | Can mere ipse dixit and statement in defence under S. 313 CrPC rebut presumption cast under S. 139 NI Act? Read on

In conversation with Amit Pai on his journey from law student to Advocate-on-Record at Supreme Court of India

“Continuing Cause of Action” under SARFAESI Act: Correlation between Sections 13 and 17

Controversial Rule of Jail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

2021 SCC Vol. 4 Part 2

Bom HC | Is the 6 months period stipulated under S. 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act mandatory or relaxation in exceptional situations is permitted? Read on

P&H HC | “A juvenile cannot be arrested”; HC holds application for anticipatory bail by a juvenile is not maintainable in law

Crypto Frauds | Allegations of cheating in Bitcoin transactions: Magistrate, Tis Hazari Courts directs Delhi Police to register FIR and investigate

MP HC | Bail denied to juvenile in Rape Case; Court questions lawmakers conscience, How many more Nirbhayas’ sacrifice would be required?

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