The World this Week by LatestLaws.com | May 2020 | Week 3

The World this Week by LatestLaws.com | May,2020 | Week 3: 1. RBI extends Loan Moratorium period for another three months, starting from June 01 to Aug 31 - https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154765/ 2. Rajasthan issued a SOP for Police Personnel amid the Coronavirus disease - https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154777/ 3. Allahabad HC disposed of a PIL seeking the opening of mosques/idgahs in Uttar Pradesh for offering jamaat/namaz on Eid-ul-Fitr for an hour -https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154739/ 4. FIR registered against Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Karnataka over tweet on PM-CARES Fund - https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154751/ 5. 'CAA threatens Assamese culture & identity' Law Students Organisation files plea in SC -https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154745/ 6. The High Court of Delhi has asked the State Govt. to send out proper communication, in the form of SMSs, to over 5 lakh construction workers - https://https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154774/ 7. Justice BV Nagarathna, Judge Karnataka HC, may figure in the list of possible appointment to the SC could become the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027 - https:https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154766/ 8. Andhra Pradesh HC directs the Court to record statement of Doctor treated inhumanly by Police. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154746/ 9. Delhi HC issued notices in a plea seeking alternative mechanism for students with visual or auditory impairment https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154708/ 10. On a petition filed by DHCBA, the division bench has directed Uttar Pradesh to start online weekly passes for advocates residing in UP https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154694/ 11. A ‘Will’ cannot be viewed with suspicion only because the beneficiary played an active role in its execution, held the SC in the case of Kavita Kanwar v. Mrs. Pamela Mehta & Ors. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154696/ 12. In the case of Anil Mittal v State (NTC Delhi) & Ors., Delhi HC ordered release of a prisoner being illegally detained by the Police as no production warrant was pending against him on the date he was granted bail. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154703/ 13. Raising security and privacy concerns, a PIL in the Supreme Court has sought a direction to the Centre to ban ‘Zoom’ app for both government and private use. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154780/ 14. HC of Uttarakhand asked State Govt. to quarantine migrants from red zones at the State border for a week in order to stop the spread of coronavirus. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154713/ 15. Bar Council of India has decided to consult Advocates from the SC and all HC and District Courts to collect opinion on the resumption of regular court hearings https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154715/ 16. Central Government has accepted the resignation tendered by Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Judge of Delhi HC with effect from May 30 as she is all set to take charge as the President of the Delhi SCDRC. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154718/ 16. Legal Notice served to Actress Anushka Sharma over use of Casteist slur in her show ‘Paatal Lok’ by Advocate Viren Sri Gurung. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154734/ 17. The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA) has written to Chief Justice Vikram Nath seeking opening more courts for hearing of cases through video conferencing. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154738/ 18. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, Delhi High Court, while dealing with a PIL against non-distribution of ration food to needy people under PDS system despite having e-coupons, directed the AAP government to ensure distribution of rationed food to all those people by Thrusday evening. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154742/ 9. Delhi Court sent Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university student Asif Iqbal Tanha to 7-day police custody in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154743/ 20. Delhi HC has directed the Delhi Police to pay a compensation of ₹75 lakh to a youth, who is in a severe state after being met with an accident due to the chained barricades kept on a road in Delhi.https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154675/ 21. Delhi HC imposed a cost of ₹5 lakh on multiplex operator INOX Leisure Ltd for indulging in "judicial adventurism" by filing a suit against PVR Ltd seeking to restrain it from interfering in its existing and future land contracts. https://www.latestlaws.com/p/154661/ Audio By: Monika Rahar Editing By: Kumar Manglam