Liquor shops in India reopened last week after remaining shut for over a month-and-a-half because of the coronavirus lockdown. Manufacturing and sale of liquor are one of the major sources of their revenue for the states. Officials painted chalk circles for people to maintain distance or follow the social distancing
An appeal was filed against the Judgment of 20.08.2019 in which the learned Single Judge rejected the appellant prayers. The Honorable Court is issued a Writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, quashing the Impugned letter of termination dated 29.05.2019 issued by the Aurobindo College. The Honorable Court
In this present case of Prasad Bariha v. State of Orissa, the appellant Prasad Bariha faced trial in the Court of learned Session Judge, Bolangir, for the commission of offences punishable under Section 323[Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt]/ Section 506 [Punishment for Criminal Intimidation]/ Section 302 [Punishment for Murder] of
A bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy pointing out that the state government needed to test more to get a true picture of how much the virus has spread in the state, asked it to explain its logic. Taking a serious view of the
In Soylo Mahmad Hussain Kalal v. State of Gujarat, the accused Sohil was granted temporary bail on account of fasting during the month of Ramazan. The application was heard via video conferencing by Justice Vireshkumar B. Mayani of the Gujarat High Court on 6 May 2020. Sohil, age 21, is
In the view of the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, a division bench of the Orissa High Court has extended all interim protections given by the High Court or Sessions Courts, which are likely to expire on May 4, till June 18, 2020. “Interim protection given
The Petitioner has moved before the High Court to seek directions for the Government to initiating an online delivery system for liquor as it is not prohibited by the Delhi Excise Act, in order to curb the recent issue of huge crowds lining outside liquor shops and negligence of social distancing at such places. The Petitioner also suggested various other ways through which the crowd can be controlled.
The Writ Petition is moved before the High Court of Delhi to seek an order to direct the government to get the matter of Instagram Group “Bois Locker Room” investigated by a Special Investigation Team or Central Bureau of Investigation in order to arrest all such people who were involved in the sexual offence and cybercrime against girls and women.
The Court entertained a complaint requesting a decree of permanent injunction against the creator of ‘Hasmukh’. Moreover, the complainant requested to stop further streaming of the web-series “Hasmukh”, particularly Season 1 episode 4. Issues before the Court The episode includes negative statements about the whole legal fraternity. That the Remarks
The spread of misinformation regarding the safety measures to prevent COVID-19 can cause serious health issues to the general public. The Human Right to stay healthy is being violated by the spread of incorrect information as it encourages people not to follow the precautionary measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. Social Media platforms must also act responsibly and take proper steps to curb the spread of incorrect information for the interest of the general public.
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