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Allahabad High Court| Over-aged candidates can neither claim participation in selection process nor seek conduct of recruitment every year as a matter of right

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. dismissed the writ petition which was filed praying to issue a mandamus commanding

Legislation Updates Notifications

CBDT notifies submission of COVID-19 related documents by the employees to the employer

The Central Government has notified submission of following documents by the employees to the employer: COVID-19 positive report of the employee or

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court| Submission of certified order copy with appeal memo only a procedural requirement; Merit of the matter in appeal not to be sacrificed

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Krushna Ram Mohapatra and Murahari Sri Raman, JJ. in a case where due to pandemic

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Income, age not enough to tilt the balance in favour of maternal aunt; Grandparents win custody battle of 5-year-old who lost parents to COVID-19: SC

“One should not doubt the capacity and/or ability of the paternal grandparents to take care of their grandson.”

Op Eds OP. ED.

Fitness Wearables and the Law in EU

by Shantanu Mukherjee† and Anushka Iyer††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 49

Case Briefs High Courts

Work From Home under Maternity Benefit Act can be availed only if nature of work assigned to women is possible for them to work from home: Kar HC

Karnataka High Court: Noting that the nature of work assigned to a woman cannot be carried from home, R Devdas, J., held

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19 affecting education| No registration of Doctors without practical training. Foreign Institute MBBS students must first undergo training in India: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where a student had completed 9 semesters of her academic course including clinical training in the medical

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Delhi High Court direct State for payment of ex gratia compensation of Rs 1 Crore to families whose members died due to COVID-19? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, ACJ and Navin Chawla, J., held that this Court cannot direct payment of

Case Briefs High Courts

PIL filed by an advocate for grant of stipend to her as well as other Advocates, who have not completed 3 years of practice on account of Covid-19; HP HC directs to approach State Bar

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq CJ. and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, JJ. disposed of the petition and directed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court fixes outer limit for claiming COVID-19 death compensation; Claims to be filed within 90 days from now on

Supreme Court: Considering the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on fixing an outer limit on fixing claims for compensation in case

Case Briefs High Courts

Cinema Halls, Theaters, Malls, Restaurants, etc. permitted to carry on business with 50% capacity but banquet halls/Mangal Karyalaya & lawns not permitted with same capacity: Bom HC issues notice

Bombay High Court, Nagpur: The Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Anil L. Pansare, JJ., addressed a petition wherein a grievance

Case Briefs High Courts

Mental health of a person and/or treatment of those who are in need, more so during the time of Covid-19, is the least priority of the State Government: Patna HC

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court furthers SOP for evidence recording via video-conferencing in cases related to child victims/witnesses of human trafficking

“It is well known that our country is a technological powerhouse and if we are unable to take advantage of the resources available with us and fully utilise the benefits of technology through computers and the internet for the benefit of children, our status as a technological powerhouse would be in jeopardy and would remain only on paper.”

Articles Mental Health Op Eds OP. ED.

Musing on Mental Health – Bench and the Bar

by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul† and Radhika Bishwajit Dubey††
Assisted by Aman Singhania

Legal RoundUp Supreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court January 2022 Roundup: Probe in PM Modi’s Security Lapse; NEET UG/PG Reservation; Suspension of BJP MLAs; and more

“Merit is not solely of one‘s own making. The rhetoric surrounding merit obscures the way in which family, schooling, fortune and a

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Difficult Areas vis-a-vis Difficult Services, Issues of reservation and incentive marks; HC puts an end to the battle between Doctors and State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sujoy Paul and Arun Kumar Sharma, JJ., held that the Demonstrators and Tutors

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| A Biological Weapon? Most misconceived! SC rules it is for the elected Government to take necessary action if any

Supreme Court: While addressing a petition making bizarre claim that virgin Coconut Oil can dissolve Covid-19 virus, the Division Bench of Sanjay

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SCC Times

COVID-19

Allahabad High Court| Over-aged candidates can neither claim participation in selection process nor seek conduct of recruitment every year as a matter of right

CBDT notifies submission of COVID-19 related documents by the employees to the employer

Orissa High Court| Submission of certified order copy with appeal memo only a procedural requirement; Merit of the matter in appeal not to be sacrificed

Income, age not enough to tilt the balance in favour of maternal aunt; Grandparents win custody battle of 5-year-old who lost parents to COVID-19: SC

Fitness Wearables and the Law in EU

Work From Home under Maternity Benefit Act can be availed only if nature of work assigned to women is possible for them to work from home: Kar HC

COVID-19 affecting education| No registration of Doctors without practical training. Foreign Institute MBBS students must first undergo training in India: SC

PIL filed by an advocate for grant of stipend to her as well as other Advocates, who have not completed 3 years of practice on account of Covid-19; HP HC directs to approach State Bar

Supreme Court fixes outer limit for claiming COVID-19 death compensation; Claims to be filed within 90 days from now on

Cinema Halls, Theaters, Malls, Restaurants, etc. permitted to carry on business with 50% capacity but banquet halls/Mangal Karyalaya & lawns not permitted with same capacity: Bom HC issues notice

Mental health of a person and/or treatment of those who are in need, more so during the time of Covid-19, is the least priority of the State Government: Patna HC

Supreme Court furthers SOP for evidence recording via video-conferencing in cases related to child victims/witnesses of human trafficking

Musing on Mental Health – Bench and the Bar

Supreme Court January 2022 Roundup: Probe in PM Modi’s Security Lapse; NEET UG/PG Reservation; Suspension of BJP MLAs; and more

MP HC | Difficult Areas vis-a-vis Difficult Services, Issues of reservation and incentive marks; HC puts an end to the battle between Doctors and State

COVID-19| A Biological Weapon? Most misconceived! SC rules it is for the elected Government to take necessary action if any

COVID-19/Omicron surge yet again forces Supreme Court to extend period of limitation for filing of cases

Sudden surge of COVID-19 cases leads Punjab and Haryana High Court to switch to Virtual Mode only

Due to wide spreading resurge of COVID-19, Benches of NCDRC to hear virtual cases from January 4th to March 21st