{"id":249036,"date":"2021-05-31T20:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T15:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=249036"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:34:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:04:23","slug":"high-courts-monthly-round-up-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/05\/31\/high-courts-monthly-round-up-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"High Courts Monthly Round-up: May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here\u2019s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court\u2019s section in the month of May 2021.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Allahabad High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Allahabad-High-Court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All HC | Bail under Gangs Act. Whether satisfaction under S. 19(4)(b) is mandatory? Court answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KD\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KD<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All HC | District Magistrate, Ghaziabad to file a personal affidavit in alleged black marketing and illegal sale of sale oxygen to Delhi &amp; Haryana from Ghaziabad<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12I5\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12I5<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Court observes state\u2019s health system is \u201cRam Bharose\u201d, gives suggestions to improve vaccination rate and health infrastructure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12C9\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12C9<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All HC| &#8220;Right to life of an accused person can not be put to peril&#8221;; Apprehension of being infected with COVID-19 after coming into contact with authorities a valid ground for anticipatory bail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yG\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yG<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All HC| Court directs creation of Pandemic Public Grievance Committee and takes stock of Covid 19 situation in UP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12y0\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12y0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agreement of Marriage<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All HC | If a minor girl enters into an \u201cagreement of marriage\u201d, what would be the legality of such agreement? Option to ratify or rescind would be available? HC throws light in view of Ss. 11 and 23 of Contract Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Gn\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Gn<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Andhra Pradesh High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-213668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-886x590.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Andhra-Pradesh-High-Court.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elections<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AP HC | Right to contest election is fundamental, subject to qualifications: No relief to petitioners attaining min. age after elections notified<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12G7\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12G7<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Bombay High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-74381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-886x590.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bombay-HC.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cModern ventilators, Doctors are not properly trained to operate\u201d; HC raps centre for blame game on PM Cares Ventilators<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Lu\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Lu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | 75% ventilators supplied through PM Cares Fund found dysfunctional; HC seeks response from Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Js\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Js<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cTake immediate actions against e-commerce websites for supplying non-essential items\u201d, HC directs Maharashtra government<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IG\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IG<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | Corporate Social Responsibility, Mucormycosis and shortage of drugs, HC urges Central Drug Controller to increase production capacity and reduce prices of drugs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hr\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hr<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cAre you prepared to introduce door to door vaccination for senior citizens?\u201d HC sanctions door to door vaccination after noticing center\u2019s disinclination to formulate a universal scheme<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12F6\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12F6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Remdesivir shortage] Bom HC | \u201cHow such drug in such short supply, is available to Politicians and Actors for distribution to public at large?\u201dHC pulls up state over inadequate crisis management<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DS\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | Do not insist on production of Aadhar Cards by correctional home inmates for Vaccination, HC directs State<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Aw\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Aw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cArticle 21 casts corresponding duty on State to ensure no life is extinguished due to unavailability of oxygen\u201d; HC tells State<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ze\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ze<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | Allow entry in Goa for medical emergency even without Covid negative certificate; HC modifies its earlier order. Deprecates DMs for amending Court orders on their own<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yf\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | Biovet Pvt. Ltd. allowed to use idle vaccine manufacturing unit for Covaxin production; directs Maharashtra to cooperate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xs\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xs<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cNot a case of sealing the borders\u201d; HC tells State to ensure person entering in Goa carry a Covid-19 \u201cnegative\u201d certificate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v1\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v1<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hate Speech<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | \u201cExtreme or harsh opinion is not a hate speech\u201d; HC quashes FIR against Sunaina Holey terming it \u201chypersensitive and over cautious\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wM\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wM<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Search Warrant<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bom HC | What is proper procedure for executing a search warrant in a jurisdiction outside of issuing court? HC decides whether Ss. 101 and 105 CrPC are directory or mandatory<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yZ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yZ<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Calcutta High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52131 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-886x590.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/calcutta-court.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Narada Scam<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Narada Scam Case] Cal HC| Court gives split verdict in relation to interim bail application; TMC leaders put under house arrest<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FA\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FA<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Post-Poll Violence<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cal HC| Bengal Post Poll violence victims at liberty to file complaint at NHRC, WBHRC, NCW etc; Court directs the complaints be forwarded to DGP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CR\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cal HC| Life and liberty of the people in the State of West Bengal is at stake; Court constitutes 5 Judge Bench<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xS\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xS<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">CM Mamta Banerjee&#8217;s Dharna at CBI office<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cal HC| CM Mamta Banerjee&#8217;s Dharna at CBI office: Public trust and confidence in the judicial system is more important; Mob cannot have an upper hand. TMC leaders&#8217; bail stayed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BQ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BQ<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Chhattisgarh High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/chattisgarh_high_court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chh HC \u2502 Redistribution of unused Antyodaya or other category vaccines at the end of the day: HC agrees to hear the matter. Read the current Vaccine Allocation plan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CW\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CW<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chh HC \u2502 Fixing a priority with reference to the &#8216;financial status&#8217; is absolutely illegal; Violates \u201cRight to Life\u201d; State is directed to fix a reasonable ratio of allotment of vaccines<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uD\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uD<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Judicial Separation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chh HC | Judicial separation in place of divorce not to be granted mechanically in applications for divorce by mutual consent; Serious dispute not pre-requisite for seeking mutual consent<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12zL\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12zL<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Delhi High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Delhi-HC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arms Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | If a firearm is recovered from possession of a person at the airport which he\/she is unaware of can the person be punishable under S. 25 of Arms Act? HC answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cg\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cg<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arbitration<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Can International Arbitration Award be assailed on ground of patent illegality? Is it permissible for arbitrator to award compound interest? HC answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KQ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KQ<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Government should consider waiver of complete Customs and other duties on the import of Amphotericin B; Imports to be done through a bond until the decision<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12L4\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12L4<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Seizure by police of oxygen concentrators and covid related equipment\u2019s sold at high profit margins. Is it illegal? HC answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12J9\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12J9<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Movement of Advocates allowed during curfew on production of valid Bar ID Card; No officer of any authority shall humiliate Advocates on production of valid ID Card<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ih\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ih<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d; HC calls oxygen shortage a \u2018George Floyd moment for the citizens\u2019; holds imposition of IGST on oxygen concentrators imported by individuals, unconstitutional<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FE\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Breath Analyser Tests prejudicial to the interests of Air Traffic Controllers and Commercial Pilots during COVID 19; Court asks DGCA to issue comprehensive guidelines<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yw\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Threefold increase in cases in JNU campus in 3 weeks! What steps have you taken? Court asks JNU Registrar to file status report<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xA\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Union of India, Delhi Government asked to take immediate steps to ensure allocation of Tocilizumab 400 MG to States\/UTs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12x5\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12&#215;5<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | With about 150 out 200 beds being vacant, Delhi Govt asked to consider converting IHBAS into COVID facility<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wI\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wI<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | &#8216;Release imperative in this hour of grief and personal loss&#8217;; Natasha Narwal gets bail for 3 weeks after father dies of COVID-19<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wF\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wF<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Exempt the employees dealing with medical and health insurance services from curfew restrictions; HC tells government of NCTD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v4\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v4<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Severe shortage of Tocilizumab injections; 500 vials would not be sufficient for large number of critical COVID-19 patients in Delhi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uP\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uP<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | \u201cConsider exempting Oxygen Concentrators from IGST\u201d, HC tells Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ul\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ul<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delhi HC comes down heavily on Central government; Warns Center of contempt proceedings if it fails to supply allocated medical Oxygen on urgent basis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12sV\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12sV<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contempt Notice<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delhi HC issues Contempt notice to Center for non-supply of oxygen to NCT of Delhi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tP\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Are exemptions and relaxations under different Statutes a matter of right? Is it Government\u2019s prerogative to exempt with or without stringent conditions under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act? Read on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12D7\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12D7<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sexual Assault<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | In a case of sexual assault, can Court act upon the testimony of a child victim? Can accused be convicted based upon the same? Read on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12HY\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12HY<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Migrant Workers<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Migrant Workers\u2019 right to livelihood and free Medical aid; High Court directs Delhi government to form a structured Scheme for Unorganized workers within 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ux\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12ux<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Judicial System<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Any judicial system which does not provide finality to disputes, can never earn the trust, confidence and goodwill of the society: HC highlights \u2018Consent Decree\u2019 and \u2018Lawful Compromise\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Gb\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Gb<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right to be Forgotten<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | Can a Court Order be removed from Online Platforms? HC to examine Right to Privacy and Right to Information of the Public and Maintenance of Transparency<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FU\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FU<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shared Household<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del HC | \u2018Permanency\u2019 as an element of \u2018Shared Household\u2019 concept under Domestic Violence Act: Can old-aged parents-in-law be restrained from selling their house in light of shared household consequences? Read Court\u2019s proposition<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BH\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BH<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Gauhati High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-214877 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Gauhati-HC-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gau HC | \u201cWhat kind of test is being done for determination of COVID-19 infection?\u201d; HC directs Assam government to set up Mobile Medical Units in Tea Gardens<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Jw\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Jw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gau HC| People with insurance cover suffering from COVID denied treatment at private hospitals; Court to hear PIL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12In\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12In<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gau HC | Court directs High Powered Committee to consider temporary release of female jail inmates with children<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GE\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GE<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gau HC | \u201cPrima facie her personal views\u201d; HC grants bail to the writer charged with sedition for her facebook post on maoist attack in Chhattisgarh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12D9\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12D9<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Gujarat High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-206146 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-886x590.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1200px-Gujarat-High-Court-1.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 138 NI Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guj HC | Can offence under S. 138 NI Act compounded even after accused is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment? Read HC&#8217;s ruling<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Iz\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Iz<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Himachal Pradesh High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-222107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-886x590.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Himachal-HC_1.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Motor Vehicles Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[MV Act] HP HC\u2502 Once a document has been admitted in evidence; any objection regarding its admissibility or mode of proof later is irregular<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12A6\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12A6<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HP HC \u2502 A minor girl raped, male friend beaten up, act video graphed and made viral; Clearly points to the perverted mind of the accused; Bail rejected<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xo\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xo<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HP HC\u2502 \u201cNO MEANS NO\u201d; Neither the absence of resistance nor the unwilling submission implies consent in any language; Bail rejected<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12un\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12un<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HP HC \u2502 War against the COVID is not to be fought by the Government alone; Private hospitals should not shirk from their duties and responsibilities; Specific Directions laid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xn\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xn<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Jammu and Kashmir High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JK-High-Court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC| Bail cannot be granted on the ground of delay unless the matter was pending for 5 years or more<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Jl\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Jl<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC | Is \u2018mens rea\u2019 an important component to be proved while addressing issues under S. 138 NI Act? Explained<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Kd\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Kd<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inter-Faith Couple<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC | Hindu woman embraces Islam to marry a Muslim man; HC grants protection to the inter-faith couple<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GU\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GU<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC | \u201cConsider making additional budgetary allocation for financial assistance of lawyers\u2019 family\u201d; HC tells Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yv\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yv<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preventive Detention<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC | \u201cNon-application of mind by detaining authority is fatal\u201d HC sets aside order of preventive detention for alleged involvement in militant activities<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v2\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12v2<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maintenance<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J&amp;K HC | \u201cRs. 2000 maintenance is not \u2018exorbitant or excessive\u2019 in present era of inflation\u201d; HC questions existence of Talaq given through registered post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tB\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tB<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Jharkhand High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48541 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jharkhand-High-Court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">COVID-19<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jhar HC \u2502 Mandatory E pass requirement does not suffer from infirmity; Decision taken to combat the situation of acute surge in COVID-19 infection by exercising the power conferred under Disaster Management Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IV\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IV<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jhar HC| \u201cOxygen cylinders are of prime importance in saving life\u201d; HC issues directions for release of Oxygen cylinders lying in judicial custody<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12By\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12By<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Environment<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jhar HC\u2502 Jharkhand Govt. must ensure that EIA is undertaken and Environment Management Plan prepared; All construction activities without prior environmental clearance to be stopped<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12B1\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12B1<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Karnataka High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_3499-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kar HC \u2502 Labs to give COVID results within 24 hours; Directions issued regarding dignified burial\/ cremation,Vaccine Scarcity and its Allocation and Food Security; KSLSA COVID Monitoring Committee Report submitted<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IE\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IE<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">POCSO Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kar HC \u2502 Can the statement recorded under Section 164 of CrPC be considered to be evidence under Section 35 of the POCSO Act? Whether the accused is entitled to bail in case the mandate under Section 35 of the POCSO Act has not been completed?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Fl\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Fl<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Motor Vehicles Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[MV Act] Kar HC \u2502 Necessary permits for running the business of bike taxis as transport vehicles: Can&#8217;t decide on this an emerging concept before application of mind by State on all aspects<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yU\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yU<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legislation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kar HC\u2502 One of the most profound tenets of Constitutionalism is presumption of Constitutionality assigned to each legislation enacted<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Kerala High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39882 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/KeralaHC-e1521442636157-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC | \u201cArea of the building is extraneous for grant permission for residential\/commercial use\u201d; HC holds Rule 12(9) of Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules ultra vires the Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12L6\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12L6<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Swearing-in Ceremony | Elected Government<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC| \u201cWhy spouses or relatives of each MLA are required to be present in the ceremony?\u201d; HC allows physical Swearing-in ceremony of newly elected government with certain restriction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FJ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FJ<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Registration of Marriage<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC | Court allows Malayali couple stuck in Israel to register their marriage in Kerala via video conferencing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cj\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cj<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defamatory<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC | Release of controversial Malayalam film \u201cAquarium\u201d stayed till further order apprehending it to be defamatory to Catholic Christians and nuns<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bw\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bw<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extra-Judicial Divorce<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC | Muslim women\u2019s right to Khula (extra-judicial divorce) revived; Patriarchal decision in K. C. Moyin overruled<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12u2\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12u2<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right to Practice<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ker HC | CAs Right to Practice: Can ICAI refuse to recognize retirement of CA from a firm? HC explains legal position<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tL\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tL<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Madras High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/madras-high-court1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Environment<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | Predatory activities of man resulting in nature losing her patience. Can hills and hillocks be given for exploitation even without any public interest? Succinct Report on Mining lease to carry Quarry Operations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12LH\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12LH<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Judges<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | &#8220;Not fair to expect judges to expend too much time, energy in proof-reading&#8221;: HC stresses counsels should reflect &#8216;distilled understanding&#8217; while preparing drafts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hl\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hl<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malicious Prosecution<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | Who is liable in suit for malicious prosecution; what is duty of civil court; where lies onus of proof? HC answers all,\u00a0 says no &#8216;second agnipariksha&#8217; for plaintiff<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12H9\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12H9<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Domestic Violence Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | Can Criminal Proceedings instituted under DV Act be converted as Civil Proceedings, so as to transfer such proceedings before Civil Court or Family Court while exercising supervisory powers under Art. 227 of Constitution? Read on<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GZ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GZ<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | Resistance in certain sections of society to accept COVID-19 vaccine: Centre &amp; State to take appropriate measures to allay misgivings. HC highlights issues on Oxygen supply, Cyclone &#8216;Yaas&#8217;, Mucormycosis &amp; more<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GN\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GN<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | While distributing COVID-19 relief packages, ruling political party symbol should not be displayed: No political flavour to be given<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GA\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | COVID-19 assistance of Rs. 4000 to transgenders without a ration card: Notice issued to State Govt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12F0\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12F0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | Why are you not reviving Govt. Vaccine Institutes and Oxygen Plants? Notice to Govt as India faces vaccine and oxygen shortage<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wu\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wu<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Decree of Divorce<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC | 25 long years of separation, but no decree of divorce granted \u2013 Why? Read whether HC dissolves the marriage or not<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12EE\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12EE<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Religious Procession<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madras HC| People can be religious; Men may be communal; but roads and streets are secular; Religious procession cannot be prohibited in an area inhabited by a different religious group<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wo\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wo<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Madhya Pradesh High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MP-high-court1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | Police cannot take inappropriate disciplinary action and subject citizens to torture for not following lockdown norms; Court directs action<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KP\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KP<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | Global tender issued by the different State Governments have failed to yield in positive result, Centre should take responsibility; Court continues hearing petitions regarding Black Fungus, Remdesivir, Vaccination etc<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IR\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IR<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | Seized Remdesivir injections to be distributed to general patients; HC asks State to report on unused ventilators and fixation of charges in private hospitals<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Fj\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Fj<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | Will Madhya Pradesh invite global tender for COVID-19 vaccines? HC seeks response from Government<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DM\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | Advocate, located anywhere in the State, may apply for passes for himself or his staff, for attending office during the ongoing lockdown<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wG\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12wG<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Security Act<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC | In case of violation of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 (FSSA), the provisions of NSA could be invoked? Court answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IC\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12IC<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP HC |\u00a0District Judiciary is extremely tight-fisted when it comes to granting bail, leads to burden on the High Court; Directions on arrest and bail issued to Police; Judicial Magistrates<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ju\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ju<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Orissa High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/orissa-high-court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Bail<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ori HC \u2502 Children in Conflict with Law: JJ Act distinguishes between children below and above 16 years of age with regard to enquiry but not for the purpose of bail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CQ\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12CQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ori HC \u2502 Exercise of suo motu power by Orissa High Court for designation of \u201cSenior Advocates\u201d ultravires the guidelines laid down Indira Jaising case; Power to Add\/Delete\/Modify in Rules lies only with Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yR\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yR<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Patna High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/patna-high-court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contempt Proceeding<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | \u201cIt\u2019s a very serious matter that three Bangladeshi girls are kept in Nari Niketan\u201d; HC warns Home Ministry of contempt proceedings for being unresponsive to Court queries<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xt\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xt<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senari Massacre<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | After 22 years of barbarous Senari Massacre the Court hands clean chit to 13 accused; HC reverses Trial Court\u2019s order of death sentence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GX\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GX<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">False Affidavit<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | 789 died in Buxar in 10 days while government records showed only 6 deaths; HC warns State of taking actions for filing false affidavit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12C8\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12C8<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | \u201cMigrants are returning, people in the rural area may get infected.\u201d HC directs State to ensure availability of medicines and infrastructures at the district level<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12zS\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12zS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | \u201cFailure to provide timely treatment is antithetical to Article 21\u201d; HC to State. Panchayat officials warned that failure to report deaths within 24 hrs may cost their posts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yX\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12yX<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pat HC | \u201cMost of the directions have remained on paper\u201d; HC expresses disappointment over State inactions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uj\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uj<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Punjab and Haryana High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/panjab_and_hariyana_high_court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inordinate Delay in Investigation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | Why is there inordinate delay in investigation? HC slams State for pendency of cases against Ex MPs\/MLAs including Ex CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Lb\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Lb<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rape<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC |\u201cGrisly and frightful! One can only hope it is fictitious\u201d; HC calls it insensitive and deplorable to constitute all men SIT to investigate Rape allegation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KF\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12KF<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Live-in Relationships<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | After two orders calling Live-in-relationships unacceptable, HC holds live-in couples are entitled to equal protection of laws as any other citizen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12EO\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12EO<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | \u201cEntire social fabric would be disturbed\u201d; HC yet again refuses to grant protection to a live-in couple<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Dd\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Dd<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | &#8216;Live-in-relationships morally and socially unacceptable&#8217;; HC refuses to pass protection order to a live-in couple<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BR\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12BR<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | &#8220;Ask the corporate houses to participate in fighting the crisis&#8221;; HC asks States to invoke Corporate Social Responsibility<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bc\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bc<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">P&amp;H HC | \u201cConsider home delivery of Oxygen cylinders for patients who are on oxygen support at home\u201d; HC suggests deploying municipal workers for home delivery of oxygen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uA\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12uA<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Rajasthan High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109501 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_3584-e1487939870879-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">ICAI<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raj HC | \u201cOver enthusiasm of attaining professional excellence should not stifle the speech of a student\u201d; HC slams ICAI for withholding result of a student for criticizing the Institute<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hu\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hu<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sentence<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raj HC | Court dismisses application of temporary suspension of sentence to Asharam; followers cause law and order situations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FI\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12FI<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raj HC \u2502&#8221;Deal with the situation on war footing&#8221;; Directions issued to curb beds, oxygen, Remdesivir shortage in Rajasthan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tt\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12tt<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Telangana High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-138911 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/AP-TELANGANA-HC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trademark Dispute<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Name-Logo Dispute] Telangana HC | \u2018GSK\u2019 being widely known mark: GSK Life Sciences (P) Ltd. ordered to suitably delete word \u2018GSK\u2019; No violation of S. 35, TM Act found<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12G0\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12G0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Infidelity<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Telangana HC | If one of spouses in a marital relationship is found to be guilty of infidelity, would it amount to causing mental cruelty to the other spouse? HC highlights concept of mental cruelty &amp; desertion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cv\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cv<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Tripura High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44191 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Tripura-High-Court-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>COVID-19<\/h4>\n<p>Tri HC | State must ensure that the health those in jails and orphanages is not jeopardized; Directions issued to devise plans<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cu\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Cu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tri HC | Court takes suo moto action, asks State to provide detailed data to tackle with second wave of COVID 19<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12y7\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12y7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sexual Harassment at Workplace<\/p>\n<p>Tri HC | Tribunal is the court of first instance; Not open for the litigant to approach the High Court as a court of first instance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bu\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Bu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Service Matter<\/p>\n<p>Tri HC | Claim of regularization can be made only within the four corners of a scheme framed by the government<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ak\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ak<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><u>Uttaranchal High Court<\/u><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/uttrakhandHC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Appointments<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Utt HC | Degree of M.A. in Public Administration equivalent to a degree of M.A. in Political Science as per UGC; UKPSC directed to consider candidature for appointment as Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ac\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Ac<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bail<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Utt HC | Bail is the rule and committal to jail is an exception; Court grants bail to accused in Scholarship Scam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hp\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12Hp<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Audi Alteram Partem<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Utt HC | Order passed without giving an opportunity to be heard gross violation of natural justice; Court quashes order passed by Registrar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GS\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12GS<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Admission Criteria<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Utt HC | Can admission be denied if the selection process does not specify cut off marks? Court answers in AIIMS, Rishikesh PG Diploma Course<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DP\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12DP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Principle of Interpretation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Utt HC| Principle of interpretation states that each part of the statute, rules or regulations should be given meaning so as to make them workable; Court quashes advertisement for recruitment for post of Assistant Clerk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xU\">https:\/\/wp.me\/pcenps-12xU<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Briefs Prepared by:<\/span> Prachi Bharadwaj, Nilufer Bhateja, Devika Sharma, Suchita Shukla, Kamini Sharma and Arunima Bose.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court\u2019s section in the month of May 2021. 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