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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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Madras HC | State Policy of opening or re-opening of State liquor shops cannot be interfered as Centre already indicated allowing the same

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., while addressing a petition on announcing total prohibition of

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“Dark satirical comedy, attempting to expose ills of various professions”; Del HC refuses to restrain streaming of web series ‘Hasmukh’ as it would be against Art. 19(1)(a)

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., while addressing the concern with regard to derogatory remarks being canvassed in the Netflix Web Series “Hasmukh”

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Del HC | Adequate remedial measures been taken by Delhi Govt. to expedite receipt of reports for testing patients for COVID-19 infection

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ. while addressing a petition with concern in regard to COVID-19

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Bom HC | An unsatisfied order/Judgment in personam is no bar to proceedings in rem

Bombay High Court: R.I. Chagla, J., while addressing a matter held that, “Cause of action in rem does not merge with the Order

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Madras HC | For visual media, there are no regulations in force except self-regulation; PIL for issuing guidelines for visual media — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ., while addressing a PIL held that, “With regard to

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Telangana HC | Plight of Transgender Population: State Govt. directed to provide essential commodities, ration, etc. to transgender community without insistence on ration/white card

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and A. Abhishek Reddy, J., while addressing a petition directed the State

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Del HC | Second marriage of a mother is by itself not sufficient to deprive her of custody of her biological child

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-father against the

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Cruelty & Desertion |Del HC | A typical case that showcases as to what would amount to cruel behaviour on part of one spouse to utter detriment of other

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing a matrimonial application stated that, “Marriage is no

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Kar HC | Police Officers can exercise power under S. 102(3) CrPC to give custody of vehicles seized for COVID-19 guidelines violation owners

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and B.V. Nagarathnna, J. held that , owners of seized vehicles due

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Del HC | Schools imparting online education cannot be treated as “closed”: Petition for directing private unaided schools to not charge tuition fee rejected

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J. dismissed a writ petition that sought modification

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Cal HC | “Responsible journalism includes exclusion of irresponsible reporting”; Court advices those in need of information to access HC website

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., while addressing a petition stated that responsible journalism

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Madras HC | Disclosing identity of COVID-19 patients will lead to social stigma; Petition for disclosure rejected

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and Nirmal Kumar, JJ., addressed a petition wherein direction was sought with regard to

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Bom HC | Duration of lockdown not to be reckoned for purpose of computing 90-day NPA declaration period

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while fashioning a workable solution limited to the facts the instant case, ordered that subject to

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Bom HC | Court grants anticipatory bail to man booked for falsely accusing Tablighi Jamaat members of assaulting and spitting on him

Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J. granted anticipatory bail to the applicant accused of making false allegations against a particular religious

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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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Bom HC | Court refuses to quash FIR against rape accused despite settlement where victim’s consent to settlement appears coerced

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and V.G. Bisht, JJ. refused to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings against

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Madras HC | Setting up of ‘emergency response system’ to assist victims of domestic violence: State to file additional status report

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and M. Nirmal Kumar, JJ. has given time to the T.N. Government to

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Bom HC | Fear of corona infection spreading through newspapers not supported by evidence: Court questions blanket ban on door-to-door delivery of newspapers

Bombay High Court: Prasanna B. Varale, J. took cognizance of the amendment made in the Government Order whereby door-to-door delivery of newspapers

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Del HC issues directions to Delhi Govt. for proper distribution of food grains to poor

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh, JJ. issued directions to address the concern for providing food grains