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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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Pat HC | Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar asked to issue & monitor supply of food grains, drinking water and medical facilities to leprosy patients

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Anil Kumar Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh, JJ., addressed a petition with regard non-provision of food

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Gau HC | “Make atleast 2 testing labs functional, provide PPEs, identify ICU facilities, etc.”: Court gives directions to State for tackling COVID-19

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and S. Hukato Swu, JJ. gave certain limited directions to the State Government

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Madras HC | Issue of reduction of Government Servants salary, comes under State Government’s ambit as it’s a policy decision

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Normal Kumar, JJ., dismissed the present petition as the same involves the

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No physical movement of Madras HC staff in light of complete lockdown in 5 corporations

In view of the impending threat of the spread of the Novel Corona Virus and complete lockdown announced by the State Government

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COVID-19 | Kar HC | Release of information regarding people contracting COVID-19 at Nizamuddin religious ceremony a policy decision; Court declines to interfere

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while addressing a petition with regard to release

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Bom HC | Proper treatment of non-COVID 19 patients: Centre & State to file affidavit with effective solutions

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J. asked for responses from Central and State Government with regard to patients unable to get treatment in

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Press Council of India takes Suo motu Cognizance on the alleged attack on Journalist Arnab Goswami – Calls for a Report from Government of Maharashtra

The Press Council of India is distressed to know about the alleged attack on Mr Arnab Goswami purportedly for his views as

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[Coronavirus] Kar HC | State Govt. response sought on incident wherein doctors, nurses, ASHA workers assaulted; breach of social distancing guidelines, held in a marriage ceremony at a political leader’s house

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathna, J., asked for the State Government’s response with regard

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COVID 19 | Kar HC | Media to ensure that Court’s order are not misinterpreted or misquoted; Voluntary organisations can distribute food while following social distancing

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and  and B.V. Nagarathna, J. while dealing with certain issues amid

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COVID 19 | Bom HC | State Govt. to ensure that no person should go hungry and basic necessities reach individuals including the ones in remote areas

Bombay High Court: A. A. Sayed, J. addressed issues pertaining to migrant labourers, homeless and other marginalised communities in the city of Mumbai

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COVID-19| Jhar HC | State Govt. to approach Centre as testing kits and facilities are not sufficient in State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. while addressing the Public Interest Litigation, held

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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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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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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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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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Are we becoming intolerant, retrograde towards our own people – A Critical evaluation of the Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2015

by Bibhabasu Misra†

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Kar HC | State has no power to tinkle with quantum of salaries and pension payable to judicial officers; New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme not applicable to them

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ. and Mohammad Nawaz, J. directed the state government to refund the

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Utt HC | Detailed Project Report is a pre-requisite for commencement of construction; State Govt. directed to complete construction of Advocates Chamber without delay

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ. and N.S. Dhanik, J. allowed an appeal against the interlocutory order passed by

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Kerala HC allows PIL seeking removal of encroachments on Uttarapalliyar river and demarcation of river boundaries

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of CJ Hrishikesh Roy and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. directed the State government to decide