Tag: High Court

Gujarat High Court judge dies of cardiac arrest during COVID-19 treatment

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com AHMEDABAD: A sitting judge of the Gujarat High Court died following a cardiac arrest on Saturday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a private hospital here, a doctor said. Justice G R Udhwani (59), who had tested COVID-19 positive on November 19, died at SAL Hospital due to complications arising out of the infection,

‘Compulsory community service’ at Covid-19 centres for those not wearing masks, rules Gujarat high court

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com In a bid to control the Covid-19 situation in Gujarat, the high court on Wednesday ordered that those not found wearing masks will have to serve a “compulsory community service” at Covid-19 care centres, news agency ANI has reported. The Gujarat high court, the agency further said, directed the state government to pass a

Orissa High Court defers hearing on cases pending against lawmakers to January 12

source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Thursday adjourned to January 12 hearing on the suo motu petition the Registrar (Judicial) had filed in pursuant to orders issued by the Supreme Court related to fast tracking of the long-pending trial of sitting/ former MPs and MLAs. The division bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and

Accused has right to ‘default’ bail if investigation not completed in time: Supreme Court

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com An accused, irrespective of the merits of the case against him, should be granted “default” or “complusive” bail if the investigating agency does not complete the probe within a prescribed time limit, the Supreme Court has held in a judgment. A Bench, led by Justice U.U. Lalit, referred to how “in England, even a