Coronavirus Pandemic

Cabinet Ministers from Six States have approached the Supreme Court, seeking review of its August 17, order allowing the central government to conduct NEET-JEE exams.

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to refrain from holding the upcoming elections in Bihar till the state is declared COVID-19 and flood-free.

The Delhi High Court has said that its five benches, on rotational basis, shall start holding physical courts from September 1, while the remaining benches shall continue to take up matters through video conferencing.

The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court’s division Bench which stayed the single bench’s order restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'.

The High Court of Delhi may recommence physical hearing of matters from 1st September 2020. Even though the dates for recommencement hasn’t been finalised, the Court may sit for physical hearing twice a week.

A divisional bench of the court, comprising Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, while hearing the matter through video conferencing, stated: “This seems to be a motivated PIL against the ICAI’s chief.”

Supreme Court today disposed of the petition filed by Dr Arushi Jain, seeking separate residential facilities, closer to hospitals, for doctors treating patients affected by the novel Coronavirus & better health facilities for frontline workers and granted liberty to petitioners to approach the Delhi HC.

The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for not taking a stand on allowing moratorium on charging of interest on loans as well as interest on interest during the moratorium period declared during pandemic.

The Bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, with Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice V. Ramasubramanian has asked the petitioner to implead all states as parties in the matter.

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the state government to provide the financial assistance to advocates enrolled with the Bar Council Delhi without discrimination on the ground of residential address or voter ID.