Consent Orders- A Win-Win for all?
by Divya Arora*
Continue readingKar HC | In cases of ‘exceptional circumstances’ first remand proceedings can be permitted through video conferencing
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the issue of conducting remand proceedings under Section 167 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 by use of
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VIPS | Virtual Training Programme on “Legal Know- How for Startups”
Reported by Shreya Aggarwal
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The Glaring Lacuna of the Indian Constitution
by Ivan & Vivek Mathur*
Continue readingDel HC | “Charity beyond law is injustice to others”: Court refuses blanket ban on payment of rent, imposes costs on petitioner
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., imposed costs on the petitioner while rejecting his petition
Continue readingP&H HC | In case a marriage is solemnized in violation of age restriction, marriage is only voidable
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J., addressed a matter of registration of marriage. Issue in focus Application for registration of marriage
Continue readingDel HC | Deduction of 1 day’s salary not harsh or inadequate in view of pandemic: Petition challenging deduction for contribution to PM CARES rejected
Delhi High Court: A Division bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing the present petition stated that, wouldn’t a ‘stone
Continue readingMHA | All Delhi hospitals speed up last rites of COVID-19 deceased
Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s directions, all Delhi hospitals speed up last rites of COVID-19 deceased Following directions of the Union
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Bom HC | COVID-19 | Preposterous to urge the Bench to direct the State to provide free treatment: Rs 5 L costs imposed on petitioner
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J., held that, “price fixation is necessarily to be left
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HP HC | Bail for offence under NDPS Act rejected where balance of convenience not in favour of accused
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. rejected bail and dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are that, the
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Bom HC | In view of the extraordinary circumstances arising due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative for the Government and the citizens to work together
Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant petitions, wherein various issues were raised vis-à-vis steps taken by the Maharashtra Government and
Continue readingAll HC | Court discharges ‘parens patriae’, appoints wife as guardian of the husband in comatose condition; highlights absence of no legislation regarding the same
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, JJ., allowed the plea by the wife seeking
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Call for Papers | CALQ Vol. 5 Issue 1
Reported by Nisha Gupta
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NIRF Rankings 2020 evaluate Law Schools across the Country
Reported by Shruti Srivastava
Continue readingTelangana HC | Fundamental Rights of elderly inmates residing at old age homes, being violated both by Managers and State Govt.
Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. while addressing a matter with regard to
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Govt of J&K authorises its officers to decide content of print, electronic and other forms of media for “fake news” & proceed against journalists and media organisations: PCI takes suo motu cognizance
Taking note of provisions regarding “Fake News” mentioned in the Media Policy 2020 whereby Government of Jammu and Kashmir authorises its officers
Continue readingAll HC | Government of U.P or Chief Medical Officer to file its reply on restrictions in regard to opening of OPD for treating non COVID19 patients
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Yashwant Varma, JJ. have asked State Government or CMO to file its reply
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Bom HC | Students of Class 10th and 12th of 2020 batch can choose to be assessed on pre-board examinations instead of physically appearing for board exams: CISCE
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., informed by CISCE that Students of Class 10th and
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